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[[Image:France JElsen 133-1257.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 133, lot 1257]]
 
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This specimen was lot 1257 in Jean Elsen sale 133 (Brussels, June 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AR écu au rameaux d'olivier, 1775B, Rouen. D/ B. habillé à g., les cheveux noués par un ruban. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Rare. Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XVI, 1774-93, silver écu of the olive branches of 1775, Rouen mint. Obverse: uniformed bust to left, hair tied in a ribbon; obverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Rare, fine.)"</blockquote> This specimen is an ''écu au buste habillé'' struck at the Rouen mint, one of a type struck there 1775-92. 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 1775-B is priced<sup>[2]</sup> about 2½ times the most common date (1789-A).
 
This specimen was lot 1257 in Jean Elsen sale 133 (Brussels, June 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AR écu au rameaux d'olivier, 1775B, Rouen. D/ B. habillé à g., les cheveux noués par un ruban. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Rare. Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XVI, 1774-93, silver écu of the olive branches of 1775, Rouen mint. Obverse: uniformed bust to left, hair tied in a ribbon; obverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Rare, fine.)"</blockquote> This specimen is an ''écu au buste habillé'' struck at the Rouen mint, one of a type struck there 1775-92. 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 1775-B is priced<sup>[2]</sup> about 2½ times the most common date (1789-A).
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''Recorded mintage:'' 16,338<sup>[2]</sup>.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 16,338<sup>[2]</sup>.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1334]], Dr/4 no. 883, Dr/2 no. 616, KM 572, Dupl-1708; Ci-2187; Gad-356.
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1334]], Dr/4 № 883, Dr/2 № 616, KM 572, Dupl-1708; Ci-2187; Gad-356.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition.''  Paris: AFPN, 1998.
 
* <sup>[2]</sup>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.
 
* 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, 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.
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
 
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 133,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 133,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.
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* George Sobin, Jr., ''The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973.'' Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  
 
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* [[France 1775-L 1/10 ecu|1775-L ''dixième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1775-A 1/5 ecu|1775-A ''cinquième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1775-L 1/5 ecu|1775-L ''cinquième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1775-& 1/5 ecu|1775-& ''cinquième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-BB 1/2 ecu|1775-BB ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-BB 1/2 ecu|1775-BB ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1775-A ecu|1775-A ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1775-Q ecu|1775-Q ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-W ecu|1775-W ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-W ecu|1775-W ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1775-Pau ecu|1775-Pau ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1775-Pau ecu|1775 ''écu au buste habillé du Béarn'']]
 
* [[France 1775-A louis d'or|1775-A ''louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-A louis d'or|1775-A ''louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-W louis d'or|1775-W ''louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-W louis d'or|1775-W ''louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-I 2 louis d'or|1775-I ''double louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-I 2 louis d'or|1775-I ''double louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1775]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1775]]
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* return to [[France|French]] [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
  
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 133]]
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 133]]

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Jean Elsen sale 133, lot 1257

This specimen was lot 1257 in Jean Elsen sale 133 (Brussels, June 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AR écu au rameaux d'olivier, 1775B, Rouen. D/ B. habillé à g., les cheveux noués par un ruban. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Rare. Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-93, silver écu of the olive branches of 1775, Rouen mint. Obverse: uniformed bust to left, hair tied in a ribbon; obverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Rare, fine.)"

This specimen is an écu au buste habillé struck at the Rouen mint, one of a type struck there 1775-92. 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 1775-B is priced[2] about 2½ times the most common date (1789-A).

Specifications for the Écu au buste habillé:

  • 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 28,80 g.

Recorded mintage: 16,338[2].

Catalog reference: Dav-1334, Dr/4 № 883, Dr/2 № 616, KM 572, Dupl-1708; Ci-2187; Gad-356.

Sources:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [2]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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 133, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.

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