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This specimen was lot 1867 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €460 (about US$620 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH, Louis XV, 1715-1774. 1/2 Ecu au bandeau 1763, P, Dijon. Attraktives, fast vorzügliches Exemplar.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, 1715-74, half écu of the hair ribbon of 1763, Dijon mint. Attractive, about exremely fine example.)"</blockquote> The Dijon mint struck this type 1741-42, 1748, 1750-52, 1754-57, 1759, 1761-70 but most dates are rare.  
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This specimen was lot 1867 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €460 (about US$620 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH, Louis XV, 1715-1774. 1/2 Ecu au bandeau 1763, P, Dijon. Attraktives, fast vorzügliches Exemplar.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, 1715-74, half écu of the hair ribbon of 1763, Dijon mint. Attractive, about exremely fine example.)"</blockquote> The Dijon mint struck this type 1741-42, 1748, 1750-52, 1754-57, 1759, 1761-70 but most dates are rare.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 9,130<sup>[1]</sup>.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 9,130<sup>[1]</sup>.

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Künker sale 293, lot 1867

This specimen was lot 1867 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €460 (about US$620 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH, Louis XV, 1715-1774. 1/2 Ecu au bandeau 1763, P, Dijon. Attraktives, fast vorzügliches Exemplar. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, half écu of the hair ribbon of 1763, Dijon mint. Attractive, about exremely fine example.)"

The Dijon mint struck this type 1741-42, 1748, 1750-52, 1754-57, 1759, 1761-70 but most dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 9,130[1].

Specification: 14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31-33 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 828, Dr/2 № 585, KM 516.18, Duplessy 1681; Gadoury 314.

Source:

  • [1]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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [2]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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