France 1651 ecu

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Sincona sale 47, lot 1651
Sincona Auction 103, lot 487

The first specimen was lot 1651 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$330 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH, Konigreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Ecu à la mèche longue de France-Navarre-Béarn 1651, Pau. Sehr schön. Kratzer. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu of the long lock of Navarre of 1651, Pau mint. Very fine, Scratches.)"

The second specimen was lot 487 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$762 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANKREICH Königreich und Republik, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Ecu de Béarn à la mèche longue 1651, Pau. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Leicht justiert. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu du Béarn à la mèche longue 1651, Pau mint. Rare, Good Very Fine, Minor adjustment marks.)"

This type was struck at Pau and Morlaàs 1650-62. This date comes with and without an "F". It is priced about double the typical écu à la mèche longue. Many varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, plain edge; the first specimen 26.77 g, the second specimen 27.14 g.

Catalog reference: KM 181.1, Dr/4 № 443, Dr/2 № 300, Gadoury 204, Dav-3801.

Source:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • 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.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

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