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''Specification:'' silver, 11 deniers (.917 fine), 8.3 pieces to the mark (29.488 g), face value 6 livres, 39 mm diameter. Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier.
 
''Specification:'' silver, 11 deniers (.917 fine), 8.3 pieces to the mark (29.488 g), face value 6 livres, 39 mm diameter. Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 883, Dr/2 no. 616, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1333]]; KM-564.1; Gad-356.  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 883, Dr/2 № 616, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1333]]; KM-564.1; Gad-356.  
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition.''  Paris: AFPN, 2009.
 
* Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition.''  Paris: AFPN, 2009.
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* 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.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
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* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 4me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2012.
 
 
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
 
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, ''The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, ''The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2018.
  
 
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* [[France 1784-A 1/10 ecu|1784-A ''dixième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1784-AA 1/10 ecu|1784-AA ''dixième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1784-AA 1/10 ecu|1784-AA ''dixième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1784-A 1/5 ecu|1784-A ''cinquième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1784-R 1/5 ecu|1784-R ''cinquième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1784-R 1/5 ecu|1784-R ''cinquième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1784-A 1/2 ecu|1784-A ''demi écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1784-A 1/2 ecu|1784-A ''demi écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1784-B ecu|1784-B ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1784-B ecu|1784-B ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1784-I ecu|1784-I ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1784-I ecu|1784-I ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1784-Pau ecu|1784-Pau ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1784-L ecu|1784-L ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1784-M ecu|1784-M ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1784-R ecu|1784-R ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1784-Pau ecu|1784 ''écu au buste habillé du Béarn'']]
 
* [[France 1784-A 1/2 louis d'or|1784-A ''demi-louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1784-A 1/2 louis d'or|1784-A ''demi-louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1784]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1784]]
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* return to French [[Royal coinage (to 1793)]]
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* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
  
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale]]
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale]]

Latest revision as of 12:16, 6 December 2024

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 42767
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This specimen was lot 42767 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu, 1784-A. Louis XVI (1774-92). PCGS MS-61 Gold Shield. Heavy adjustment marks on obverse with a moderate amount on the reverse. Lustrous with light tone." This specimen is an écu au buste habillé struck at the Rouen mint, one of a type struck there 1775-91. Its divisions were the half, 1/5, 1/10 and 1/20 écu, struck in modest quantities. The écu was worth $1.10 in the USA before the Civil War. The écu au buste habillé is the most popular coin of Louis XVI among collectors. This is a common date.

Recorded mintage: 4,791,411.

Specification: silver, 11 deniers (.917 fine), 8.3 pieces to the mark (29.488 g), face value 6 livres, 39 mm diameter. Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 883, Dr/2 № 616, Dav-1333; KM-564.1; Gad-356.

Source:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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