France 1779-AA 1/10 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 222

This specimen was lot 222 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €200 (about US$292 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AR dixième d'écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1779AA, Metz. D/ B. habillé à g., les cheveux noués par un ruban. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Belle patine. Gradé PCGS MS62. Superbe. Provient de la collection Teitgen, Paris, 26-28 octobre 2015, 956. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-93, silver tenth écu of the olive branches of 1779, Metz mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between olive branches. Nice patina, Extremely Fine.)"

This tenth écu au buste habillé, the equivalent of a dime, was struck at the Metz mint in 1779, 1782, 1784 during the reign of Louis XVI of France. Droulers[2] lists this date as scarce but not rare.

Recorded mintage: 40,176[2].

Specification: 2.95 g, 0.917 fine silver, .087 troy oz ASW, reeded edge, 21-22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 568.2, Dr/4 № 887, Dr/2 № 620, Dupl-1711; Gad-353; L4L 543.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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