France 1776-A 1/10 ecu

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55286
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This specimen was lot 55286 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 12 Sols (1/10 Ecu), 1776-A. Paris Mint. Louis XVI. NGC AU-50." This type was struck 1775-90 from numerous mints in the final years of the ancien régime. Droulers[2] notes this tenth écu au buste habillé from the Paris mint as a fairly common date.

Recorded mintage: 34,960[2], a slightly better date.

Specification: 2.95 g, 0.917 fine silver, 21-22 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Benjamin Duvivier.

Catalog reference: Gad.353, Dr/4 № 887, Dr/2 № 620, KM-568.1.

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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