France 1773-H 1/2 ecu

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Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 42201
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This specimen was lot 42201 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $14,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/2 Ecu, 1773-H. La Rochelle Mint. Louis XV. PCGS MS-62. The first example of this RARE type we can recall offering to date, and especially elusive in Mint State. A touch of friction upon the chin prevents a higher grade, but by all other appearances Choice, with gorgeous original surfaces and soft glossy luster. From the Richard August Collection. Ex: Enterprise Collection (Heritage - 6/2004) Lot # 12888." This is a scarce date of a scarce type.

Recorded mintage: unknown but few.

Specification: 14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31-33 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 829, KM-554.2; Gad-315; Gad-315; Ciani-2131.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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