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[[Image:France 1791A demiecu obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Image:France 1791A demiecu obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
[[Image:France 1791A demiecu rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:France 1791A demiecu rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Image:SB925-71034o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71034]] | ||
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| − | This half écu was issued in Paris during the reign of Louis XVI of [[France]]. The mintages 1775-1783 are mostly small but 1790-A and 1791-A are the most common dates. This date is known with two privy marks, a heron and a leopard, with the heron variety being slightly more common. | + | This half écu was issued in Paris during the reign of Louis XVI of [[France]]. The mintages 1775-1783 are mostly small but 1790-A and 1791-A are the most common dates. This date is known with two privy marks, a heron and a leopard, with the heron variety being slightly more common. The second specimen was lot 71034 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $720. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Kingdom. 1/2 Ecu, 1791-A. Paris Mint. Louis XVI. PCGS AU-58. Second semester. Variety with leopard différent and with dot before mintmark. On the precipice of Mint State status, this enticing and highly attractive minor is exceeded in the PCGS census by just one other example. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Boutin in 1955). Ex: Serge Boutin FPL 81 (5/1955) Lot # 189." |
''Recorded mintage:'' 772,419 all varieties<sup>[1]</sup>. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 772,419 all varieties<sup>[1]</sup>. | ||
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* Reverse: oval arms of France, crowned, with olive branches around, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1789. Edge engraved, "DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM," Latin for "God save the king." The mintmark ("A" for Paris) is at the bottom, between "DOMINI" and "BENEDICTUM." | * Reverse: oval arms of France, crowned, with olive branches around, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1789. Edge engraved, "DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM," Latin for "God save the king." The mintmark ("A" for Paris) is at the bottom, between "DOMINI" and "BENEDICTUM." | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 885, Dr/2 № 618, KM 562.1. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 885, Dr/2 № 618, KM-562.1; Gad-355. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019. | * Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019. | ||
* 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. | ||
| + | * <sup>[1]</sup>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. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
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* [[Caisse de Bonne Foy 1791 2 sols 6 deniers token]] | * [[Caisse de Bonne Foy 1791 2 sols 6 deniers token]] | ||
* [[Caisse de Bonne Foi (1791) 3 sols token]] | * [[Caisse de Bonne Foi (1791) 3 sols token]] | ||
| + | * [[Monneron Freres 1791 5 sols]] | ||
* [[France 1791-A 15 sols|1791-A 15 sols]] | * [[France 1791-A 15 sols|1791-A 15 sols]] | ||
* [[France 1791-AA 15 sols|1791-AA 15 sols]] | * [[France 1791-AA 15 sols|1791-AA 15 sols]] | ||
* [[France 1791-H 15 sols|1791-H 15 sols]] | * [[France 1791-H 15 sols|1791-H 15 sols]] | ||
* [[France 1791-I 15 sols|1791-I 15 sols]] | * [[France 1791-I 15 sols|1791-I 15 sols]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1791-K 15 sols|1791-K 15 sols]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1791-M 15 sols|1791-M 15 sols]] | ||
* [[France 1791-MA 15 sols|1791-MA 15 sols]] | * [[France 1791-MA 15 sols|1791-MA 15 sols]] | ||
* [[France 1791-W 15 sols|1791-W 15 sols]] | * [[France 1791-W 15 sols|1791-W 15 sols]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1791-Pau 15 sols|1791 15 sols du Béarn]] | ||
* [[France 1791-A 30 sols|1791-A 30 sols]] | * [[France 1791-A 30 sols|1791-A 30 sols]] | ||
* [[France 1791-I 30 sols|1791-I 30 sols]] | * [[France 1791-I 30 sols|1791-I 30 sols]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1791-K 30 sols|1791-K 30 sols]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1791-T 30 sols|1791-T 30 sols]] | ||
* [[France 1791-W 30 sols|1791-W 30 sols]] | * [[France 1791-W 30 sols|1791-W 30 sols]] | ||
* [[France 1791-T 1/2 ecu|1791-T ''demi écu au buste habillé'']] | * [[France 1791-T 1/2 ecu|1791-T ''demi écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
* [[France 1791 ecu|1791 écu, design competition]] | * [[France 1791 ecu|1791 écu, design competition]] | ||
* [[France 1791-A ecu|1791-A ''écu au buste habillé'']] | * [[France 1791-A ecu|1791-A ''écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1791-BB ecu|1791-BB ''écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
* [[France 1791-H ecu|1791-H ''écu au buste habillé'']] | * [[France 1791-H ecu|1791-H ''écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
* [[France 1791-I ecu|1791-I ''écu au buste habillé'']] | * [[France 1791-I ecu|1791-I ''écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1791-K ecu|1791-K ''écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1791-W ecu|1791-W ''écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1791-Pau ecu|1791 ''écu au buste habillé du Béarn'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1791-T louis d'or|1791-T ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']] | ||
* [[France 1791-A 2 louis d'or|1791-A ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']] | * [[France 1791-A 2 louis d'or|1791-A ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']] | ||
* [[France 1792-A 1/2 ecu|1792-A ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']] | * [[France 1792-A 1/2 ecu|1792-A ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
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* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | + | [[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 Collectors Choice sale]] |
Latest revision as of 22:32, 10 October 2025
This half écu was issued in Paris during the reign of Louis XVI of France. The mintages 1775-1783 are mostly small but 1790-A and 1791-A are the most common dates. This date is known with two privy marks, a heron and a leopard, with the heron variety being slightly more common. The second specimen was lot 71034 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Kingdom. 1/2 Ecu, 1791-A. Paris Mint. Louis XVI. PCGS AU-58. Second semester. Variety with leopard différent and with dot before mintmark. On the precipice of Mint State status, this enticing and highly attractive minor is exceeded in the PCGS census by just one other example. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Boutin in 1955). Ex: Serge Boutin FPL 81 (5/1955) Lot # 189."
Recorded mintage: 772,419 all varieties[1].
Specification: Silver, 0.917 fine, 14.74 g, 30.5 mm diameter.
Design:
- Obverse: uniformed and peruked bust of Louis XVI facing left, legend LUD XVI D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX. (Louis XVI, by the grace of God, king of France and Navarre).
- Reverse: oval arms of France, crowned, with olive branches around, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1789. Edge engraved, "DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM," Latin for "God save the king." The mintmark ("A" for Paris) is at the bottom, between "DOMINI" and "BENEDICTUM."
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 885, Dr/2 № 618, KM-562.1; Gad-355.
- [1]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 Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [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.
Link to:
- 1790-A demi-écu au buste habillé
- 1790-AA demi écu au buste habillé
- 1790-H demi écu au buste habillé
- 1791-B liard à l'écu
- 1791-A sol à l'écu
- 1791-B sol à l'écu
- 1791-D sol à l'écu
- 1791-K sol à l'écu
- 1791-Q sol à l'écu
- 1791-R sol à l'écu
- 1791-W sol à l'écu
- 1791-A 12 deniers
- 1791-AA 12 deniers
- 1791-BB 12 deniers
- 1791-D 12 deniers
- 1791 5 livres, pattern
- 1791-A 2 sols Constitutionnel
- 1791-AA 2 sols Constitutionnel
- 1791-B 2 sols Constitutionnel
- 1791-BB 2 sols Constitutionnel
- 1791-K 2 sols Constitutionnel
- 1791-R 2 sols Constitutionnel
- 1791-W 2 sols Constitutionnel
- Monneron Freres 1791 2 sols
- Caisse de Bonne Foy 1791 2 sols 6 deniers token
- Caisse de Bonne Foi (1791) 3 sols token
- Monneron Freres 1791 5 sols
- 1791-A 15 sols
- 1791-AA 15 sols
- 1791-H 15 sols
- 1791-I 15 sols
- 1791-K 15 sols
- 1791-M 15 sols
- 1791-MA 15 sols
- 1791-W 15 sols
- 1791 15 sols du Béarn
- 1791-A 30 sols
- 1791-I 30 sols
- 1791-K 30 sols
- 1791-T 30 sols
- 1791-W 30 sols
- 1791-T demi écu au buste habillé
- 1791 écu, design competition
- 1791-A écu au buste habillé
- 1791-BB écu au buste habillé
- 1791-H écu au buste habillé
- 1791-I écu au buste habillé
- 1791-K écu au buste habillé
- 1791-W écu au buste habillé
- 1791 écu au buste habillé du Béarn
- 1791-T louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1791-A double louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1792-A demi-écu au buste habillé
- Coins and currency dated 1791
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)