France 1773-AA 1/10 ecu

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This diminutive coin, called a dixième d'écu à la vieille tête, was the French equivalent of a dime. In the coinage system of the ancien régime, the dixième d'écu = 12 sols. The type was struck 1771-73 but is recorded for the Metz mint ("AA") in 1772-73 only.

Recorded mintage: estimated 36,165. Droulers[1] notes, "Cette piece est commune malgré cette estimation de frappe tres proche de la réalité officielle (This piece is common in spite of the estimated mintage which is close to the official reality)."

Specification: 2.95 g, 0.917 fine silver, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 593, Dr/4 № 851, KM 552.1.

Source:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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