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This specimen was lot 99092 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France]]: Louis XV 1/2 Ecu 1725-N AU55 NGC, Montpellier mint. 1/2 Ecu aux 8L. Certainly one of the most eye-catching specimens from this covetable series this cataloger has had the pleasure of handling, and while capped by a gentle dispersal of grade-limiting friction, exudes an advanced visual caliber you'd come to expect from most Mint State examples of this type; blessed with a luxurious coating a vibrant marigold, violet, and cobalt hues across the decidedly sharp devices, made all the more apparent by plenty of reflectivity and residual luster." This is a very scarce type, struck 1725 only.
 
This specimen was lot 99092 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France]]: Louis XV 1/2 Ecu 1725-N AU55 NGC, Montpellier mint. 1/2 Ecu aux 8L. Certainly one of the most eye-catching specimens from this covetable series this cataloger has had the pleasure of handling, and while capped by a gentle dispersal of grade-limiting friction, exudes an advanced visual caliber you'd come to expect from most Mint State examples of this type; blessed with a luxurious coating a vibrant marigold, violet, and cobalt hues across the decidedly sharp devices, made all the more apparent by plenty of reflectivity and residual luster." This is a very scarce type, struck 1725 only.
  
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''Recorded mintage:'' limonite.
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''Recorded mintage:'' 343,951.
  
 
''Specification:'' 11.75 g, .917 fine silver, .722 troy oz ASW, 32 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
 
''Specification:'' 11.75 g, .917 fine silver, .722 troy oz ASW, 32 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Revision as of 21:12, 1 November 2022

Heritage sale 61259, lot 99092
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This specimen was lot 99092 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV 1/2 Ecu 1725-N AU55 NGC, Montpellier mint. 1/2 Ecu aux 8L. Certainly one of the most eye-catching specimens from this covetable series this cataloger has had the pleasure of handling, and while capped by a gentle dispersal of grade-limiting friction, exudes an advanced visual caliber you'd come to expect from most Mint State examples of this type; blessed with a luxurious coating a vibrant marigold, violet, and cobalt hues across the decidedly sharp devices, made all the more apparent by plenty of reflectivity and residual luster." This is a very scarce type, struck 1725 only.

Recorded mintage: 343,951.

Specification: 11.75 g, .917 fine silver, .722 troy oz ASW, 32 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 no. 575, Dr/4 no. 826, KM 478.6, Gad-312 (R2), Dup-1671.

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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Long Island Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61259, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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