France 1775-A 1/5 ecu

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55285
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This specimen was lot 55285 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/5 Ecu, 1775-A. Paris Mint. Louis XVI. PCGS AU-53. From the Jerome S. Reznick Collection." This type was struck 1775-90 from numerous mints in the final years of the ancien régime. Droulers[2] notes this fifth écu au buste habillé from the Paris mint as a fairly common date.

Recorded mintage: 10,735[2], a slightly better date.

Specification: silver, 11 deniers (.917 fine), 41.5 pieces to the mark (5.83 g), face value 24 sols, 26-27 mm diameter, designed by Benjamin Duvivier.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 886, Dr/2 № 619, Gad-354; KM-569.1.

Source:

  • [2]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 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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