France 1783-A 1/10 ecu

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from the Stack's Bowers 2017 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72201
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This specimen was lot 72201 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it sold for $352.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 12 Sols, 1783-A. Louis XVI (1774-93). NGC MS-63. Sharply struck and nicely toned with iridescent highlights and strong underlying luster." This product of the Paris mint is common despite the tiny mintage.

Recorded mintage: 69,510, a common date.

Specification: 2.95 g, 0.917 fine silver, 21-22 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Benjamin Duvivier.

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

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Ponterio, Rick, et al., The May 2017 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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