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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 [[France]] 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 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 [[France]] 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 second specimen shown was lot 2740 in Aureo y | + | The second specimen shown was lot 2740 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 70 euros (about US$116 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1785. Luis XVI. Pau. 1 ecu. Rayitas de acuñación. Precioso color. MBC-/MBC+.'' (Louis XVI, écu of 1785, Pau mint, adjustment marks, nice color, very fine.)"</blockquote> |
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,856,749 (a common date). | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,856,749 (a common date). | ||
Revision as of 21:18, 30 December 2023
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 France 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 second specimen shown was lot 2740 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 70 euros (about US$116 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1785. Luis XVI. Pau. 1 ecu. Rayitas de acuñación. Precioso color. MBC-/MBC+. (Louis XVI, écu of 1785, Pau mint, adjustment marks, nice color, very fine.)"
Recorded mintage: 1,856,749 (a common date).
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: Dav-A1333, Dr/4 № 883a, Dr/2 № 616a, KM 572.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
Link to:
- 1785-A demi sol à l'écu
- 1785-R sol à l'écu
- 1785-T sol
- 1785-A dixième d'écu au buste habillé
- 1785-A cinquième d'écu au buste habillé
- 1785-A demi-écu au buste habillé
- 1785-A écu au buste habillé
- 1785-AA écu au buste habillé
- 1785-K écu au buste habillé
- 1785-M écu au buste habillé
- 1785-R écu au buste habillé
- 1785-A louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1785-D louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1785-W louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1785-A double louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1786 écu au buste habillé du Béarn
- Coins and currency dated 1785
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)