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[[Image:France 1787Pau ecu S18-2201q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 2201]]
 
[[Image:France 1787Pau ecu S18-2201q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 2201]]
  
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This specimen is an ''écu au buste habillé'' struck at the Bayonne mint, one of a type struck there 1775-91. Its divisions were the ½, 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. The 1787-Pau is listed<sup>[1]</sup> about 40% higher than the most common date (1789-A) but it is not rare. This specimen was lot 2201 in Sincona sale 18 (Zurich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 500 (about US$659 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Ecu aux lauriers 1787. Pau Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XVI, écu of the laurel wreath of 1787, Pau mint, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote>  
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This specimen is an ''écu au buste habillé'' struck at the Pau mint, one of a type struck there 1775-91. Its divisions were the ½, 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. The 1787-Pau is listed<sup>[1]</sup> about 40% higher than the most common date (1789-A) but it is not rare. This specimen was lot 2201 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 500 (about US$659 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Ecu aux lauriers 1787. Pau Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XVI, écu of the laurel wreath of 1787, Pau mint, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote>  
  
 
''Specifications for the Écu au bandeau''.  
 
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''Recorded mintage:'' 645,622<sup>[1]</sup>.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 645,622<sup>[1]</sup>.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1708. Dr/4 № 883a, Dr/2 № 616a, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1334]], KM 564.9; Gad-356.
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''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1708. Dr/4 № 883a, Dr/2 № 616a, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1334]], KM 572; Gad-356.
  
 
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
 
* 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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* <sup>[2]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.  
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* George Sobin, Jr., ''The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973.'' Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
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* <sup>[2]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.  
  
 
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* [[France 1786-L 1/2 ecu|1786-L ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1786-L 1/2 ecu|1786-L ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1786-L ecu|1786-L ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1786-L ecu|1786-L ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1786-Q ecu|1786-Q ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1786-Pau ecu|1786 ''écu au buste habillé du Béarn'']]
 
* [[France 1786-Pau ecu|1786 ''écu au buste habillé du Béarn'']]
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* [[France 1787-AA 1/2 sol|1787-AA ''demi-sol à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1787-R 1/10 ecu|1787-R ''dixième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1787-R 1/10 ecu|1787-R ''dixième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1787-D 1/5 ecu|1787-D ''cinquième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1787-D 1/5 ecu|1787-D ''cinquième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1787-K louis d'or|1787-K ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1787-K louis d'or|1787-K ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1787-T louis d'or|1787-T ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1787-T louis d'or|1787-T ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
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* [[France 1787-W louis d'or|1787-W ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1787-AA 2 louis d'or|1787-AA ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1787-AA 2 louis d'or|1787-AA ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1787-D 2 louis d'or|1787-D ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1787-D 2 louis d'or|1787-D ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
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* [[France 1787-H 2 louis d'or|1787-H ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1787-I 2 louis d'or|1787-I ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1787-I 2 louis d'or|1787-I ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1787-K 2 louis d'or|1787-K ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1787-K 2 louis d'or|1787-K ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1789-M ecu|1789-M ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1789-M ecu|1789-M ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1791-Pau ecu|1791  ''écu au buste habillé du Béarn'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1787]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1787]]
 
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
 
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
  
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]]
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]]

Latest revision as of 15:14, 21 October 2025

Sincona sale 18, lot 2201

This specimen is an écu au buste habillé struck at the Pau mint, one of a type struck there 1775-91. Its divisions were the ½, 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. The 1787-Pau is listed[1] about 40% higher than the most common date (1789-A) but it is not rare. This specimen was lot 2201 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 500 (about US$659 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"Ecu aux lauriers 1787. Pau Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, écu of the laurel wreath of 1787, Pau mint, very fine to extremely fine.)"

Specifications for the Écu au bandeau.

  • Obverse: LUD.XVI.D.G.FR ET NAV. REX. (for Pau, NA.RE. BD), king’s uniformed bust left, hair tied with a ribbon;
  • reverse: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM (date), oval shield of France, crowned, between two olive branches tied with ribbon, mintmark below; edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM.
  • composition: 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. This specimen is 29.31 g.

Recorded mintage: 645,622[1].

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1708. Dr/4 № 883a, Dr/2 № 616a, Dav-1334, KM 572; Gad-356.

Sources:

  • [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 Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • 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.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [2]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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