France 1651-G 1/2 ecu

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from the Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70747
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This specimen was lot 70547 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/2 Ecu, 1651-G. Poitiers Mint. Louis XIV. NGC AU-58. A well struck coin with somber, dark toning throughout and a glint of underlying luster. The surfaces have a pleasing, original look." The specimen shown is a demi-écu à la mèche longue (half ecu with the long hair) from the Poitiers mint. It is one of a series struck 1646-60 from numerous mints in France and varies from the earlier half écu à la mèche courte by the length of the lock of hair over the king's ear. Its face value at the time of issue was 30 sols tournois. The type is common as is this date.

Recorded mintage: 484,280, a common date.

Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31 to 32 mm diameter, plain edge, engraved by Jean Warin.

Catalog reference: KM-164.8; Gad-169, Dr/4 № 527, Dr/2 № 301.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition, Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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