France 1791-W ecu

Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71026

This specimen was lot 71026 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Kingdom. Ecu, 1791-W. Lille Mint. Louis XVI. PCGS AU-58. Surpassed in the PCGS census by just one other, this incredibly appealing crown from the final year of issue offers a delightful cabinet nature to the toning and some dazzling brilliance evident among the fields. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Coin Galleries in 1957 for $7.50). Ex: Coin Galleries (10/1957) Lot # 295." The Lille mint struck this type 1775-91. Many dates are common but the 1791 is rare. The mint survived the Revolution and operated until 1857.

Recorded mintage: 26,000, a scarce date.

Specification: 29.49 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-40 mm diameter, lettered edge, designed by Benjamin Duvivier.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 883, Dr/2 № 616, Dav-1334, KM-564.16; Gad-356 (R3).

Source:

Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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.
George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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