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[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2026 Kirk Menczer sale]]
 
[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2026 Kirk Menczer sale]]

Latest revision as of 12:05, 11 August 2026

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 71285
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This specimen was part of lot 71285 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $854. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Kingdom—Constitution. Nonet of Mixed Denominations (9 Pieces), 1789-93. Louis XVI. FINE Details to ABOUT UNCIRCULATED Details. 1) 1/2 Ecu, 1789-L. VERY FINE. Cleaned. 2) 1/2 Ecu, 1789-L. FINE. Scratched. 3) 1/2 Ecu, 1790-H. ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. Cleaned, Scratched. 4) 1/2 Ecu, 1790-T. FINE. Graffiti. 5) 24 Sols, 1789-W. AU. Graffiti. 6) 24 Sols, 1790-L. VERY FINE. Cleaned. 7) 12 Sols, 1789-A. Second semester. VERY FINE. 8) 12 Sols, 1789-N. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 9) Constitution. 6 Deniers, 1793-K. FINE. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Richard Margolis Collection." Altho half écus from the Paris mint are fairly common, the branch mint issues are all rare. It is known from Bayonne for 1778, 1780, 1782-83 and 1789.

Recorded mintage: few[2].

Specification: 14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, .434 troy oz ASW, reeded edge, 30-31 mm diameter, designed by Benjamin Duvivier.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 885, KM-562.7; Gad-355.

Source:

  • [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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

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