France 1789-A ecu

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 50412
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC
Künker sale 263, lot 1712
Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1589

The first specimen was lot 50412 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $345. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu, 1789-A. NGC MS-61. Louis XVI (1774-93). Dark toned. From the Madeleine Collection." The second specimen was lot 1712 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €420 (about US$543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"KÖNIGREICH Louis XVI, 1774-1793. Ecu aux rameaux d'olivier 1789, A, Paris. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Leicht justiert, sonst fast Stempelglanz. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-93, écu of the olive branches of 1789, Paris mint. Very rare in this grade, light adjustment marks, uncirculated.)"

The third specimen was lot 1589 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €190 (about US$244 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[3] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AR écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1789 A, Paris. D/ B. habillé à g., les cheveux noués par un ruban. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Deuxième semestre. Nettoyé. Traces d'ajustage. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-93, silver écu of the olive branches of 1789, Paris mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Second semester, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This product of the Paris mint is common.

Recorded mintage: est. 1,800,000.

Specification: 29.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39 mm diameter, the third specimen is 29,20 g.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1708; Dav-1333; Gad-356 (R); KM-564.1, Dupl-1708; Dr/4 № 883, Dr/2 № 616.

Source:

  • Alhéritière, Edouard, and Ludovic Deswelle, "Les écus de Louis XV de bandeau: point de situation," Numismatique et Change, No. 349 [Mai 2004], pp. 61-63.
  • Clairand, Armand, Monnaies de Louis XV, Le temps de la Stabilité Monetaire, 1726-1774, Paris: Maison Platt, 1996.
  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
  • [2]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
  • [3]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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