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[[Image:France 1765A twentieth ecu JElsen 83-2097.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 83, lot 2097]]
 
[[Image:France 1765A twentieth ecu JElsen 83-2097.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 83, lot 2097]]
 
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[[Image:France 1765A 1-20 ecu obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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This diminutive coin, called a ''vingtième d'écu au bandeau'', was the [[France|French]] equivalent of a half dime. This specimen was lot 2097 in Jean Elsen sale 83 (Brussels, March 2005), where it sold for 130 euro. In the coinage system of the ''ancien régime'', the ''vingtième d'écu'' = 6 sols. The type was struck 1740-69 but is recorded for the Paris mint ("A") in 1740-50, 1752-56, 1758-61 and 1765-66 only. Despite the interrupted dates of issue, Paris was the most faithful issuer of this denomination.
 
This diminutive coin, called a ''vingtième d'écu au bandeau'', was the [[France|French]] equivalent of a half dime. This specimen was lot 2097 in Jean Elsen sale 83 (Brussels, March 2005), where it sold for 130 euro. In the coinage system of the ''ancien régime'', the ''vingtième d'écu'' = 6 sols. The type was struck 1740-69 but is recorded for the Paris mint ("A") in 1740-50, 1752-56, 1758-61 and 1765-66 only. Despite the interrupted dates of issue, Paris was the most faithful issuer of this denomination.
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''Recorded mintage:'' 12,450. The SCWC lists this date as common but Droulers<sup>[1]</sup> lists this date as rare.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 12,450. The SCWC lists this date as common but Droulers<sup>[1]</sup> lists this date as rare.
  
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''Specification:'' 1.47 g, .917 fine silver, 18-19 mm diameter.
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''Specification:'' 1.47 g, 0.917 fine silver, 18-19 mm diameter.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/2 no. 588, Dr/4 no. 857, KM 510.1.
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/2 № 588, Dr/4 № 857, KM 510.1.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition.''  Paris: AFPN, 2009.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>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.  
 
* 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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* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 4me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2012.
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* 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.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  
 
''Link to:''
 
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* [[France 1761-A 1/20 ecu|1761-A ''vingtième d'écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1761-A 1/20 ecu|1761-A ''vingtième d'écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1765-A 1/10 ecu|1765-A ''dixième d'écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1765-CC 1/5 ecu|1765-ϽC ''cinquième d'écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1765-CC 1/2 ecu|1765-ϽC ''demi-écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1765-L 1/2 ecu|1765-L ''demi-écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1765-L 1/2 ecu|1765-L ''demi-écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1765-T 1/2 ecu|1765-T ''demi-écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1765-T 1/2 ecu|1765-T ''demi-écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1765-Pau ecu|1765-Pau ''écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1765-A ecu|1765-A ''écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1765-AA ecu|1765-AA ''écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1765-T ecu|1765-T ''écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1765-Pau ecu|1765 ''écu au bandeau du Béarn'']]
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* [[France 1765-A louis d'or|1765-A ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1765-K 2 louis d'or|1765-K ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1765-K 2 louis d'or|1765-K ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1765-Q 2 louis d'or|1765-Q ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1765-Pau 2 louis d'or|1765-Pau ''double louis d'or au bandeau du Béarn'']]
 
* [[France 1765-Pau 2 louis d'or|1765-Pau ''double louis d'or au bandeau du Béarn'']]
 
* [[France 1766-L 1/20 ecu|1766-L ''vingtième d'écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1766-L 1/20 ecu|1766-L ''vingtième d'écu au bandeau'']]
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* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
 
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
  
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[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category: Selections from Jean Elsen sale 83]]
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[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category: Selections from Jean Elsen sale 83]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Latest revision as of 21:27, 2 June 2026

Jean Elsen sale 83, lot 2097
France 1765A twentieth ecu JElsen 83-2097 rev.jpg
from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1765A 1-20 ecu rev DSLR.jpg

This diminutive coin, called a vingtième d'écu au bandeau, was the French equivalent of a half dime. This specimen was lot 2097 in Jean Elsen sale 83 (Brussels, March 2005), where it sold for 130 euro. In the coinage system of the ancien régime, the vingtième d'écu = 6 sols. The type was struck 1740-69 but is recorded for the Paris mint ("A") in 1740-50, 1752-56, 1758-61 and 1765-66 only. Despite the interrupted dates of issue, Paris was the most faithful issuer of this denomination.

Recorded mintage: 12,450. The SCWC lists this date as common but Droulers[1] lists this date as rare.

Specification: 1.47 g, 0.917 fine silver, 18-19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 588, Dr/4 № 857, KM 510.1.

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.
  • 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.

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