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France, Louis XIV (1643 - 1715), silver ecu, 1652A, (27.23 g), Paris mint, obv. LVD. XIIII. D.G. FR.ET. NA V.REX, laureate bust to right, rev. .SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM. 1652, crowned arms of three lis, rose above crown, A at base, (D.3799, KM.155.1). Light golden tone, nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $530
France, Louis XIV (1643 - 1715), silver ecu, 1653N, (26.94 g), Montpellier mint, obv. LVD. XIIII. D.G. FR.ET. NAV.REX, laureate bust to right, rev. .SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM. 1653, crowned arms of three lis, rose above crown, N at base, (D.3799, KM.155.12). Fine, very rare and an unlisted date.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
France, Louis XIV and Louis XV, silver one twelfth ecu, 1660D, 1662D, one sixteenth ecu, 1702C, two sols, 1751C (KM.166.4, 199.3, 320, 500.5). Lightly and unevenly struck as usual, fine. (4)
Estimate $80
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France, Louis XIV (1643 - 1715), silver ecu, 1709A, (30.23 g), Paris mint, obv. LVD. XIIII. D.G. FR.ET. NAV. REX*, armoured bust to right, rev. SIT . NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM * 1709*, three crowns with fleur-de-lis in angles, A in centre, (D.1324, KM.386.1). Very fine or slightly better, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
France, Louis XV (1715-1774), silver ecu, 1716A (KM.414.1). Reverse of previous type that was overstruck visible on reverse, cloudy tone, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $500
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France, Louis XV (1715-1774), silver ecu, 1718A (KM.435.1). Adjustment marks on obverse, otherwise with original mint bloom, extremely fine/good extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
France, Louis XV (1715-1774), silver ecu, 1764K (Bordeaux) (KM.512.11). Adjustment marks near rim at 7 o'clock, toned, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
France, Estates of Brittany, silver jeton, 1752, (28mm), obverse, bust of Louis XV right, reverse, crowned arms (Feuardent 8763); Order of St Louis, silver jeton, undated (1700s), obverse, Louis XVI head right, reverse, St Louis holding a sceptre in one hand and a crown of thorns in the other; Order of the Knights of the Holy Spirit, silver jeton, 1728, (29mm), obverse, Louis XV bust right, reverse, The Holy Spirit as a dove descending from heaven. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
France, Louis XVI (1774-1790), silver ecu, 1790I (Limoges) (KM.564.7). Heavy adjustment marks in centre both sides, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $150
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France, Louis XVI (1774-1790), silver ecu, 1786L (Bayonne) (KM.564.98). Minor adjustment marks, original mint bloom, extremely fine/good extremely fine.
Estimate $300
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France, Napoleon Premier Consul, Republic five francs, L'an 9L (1800-1) (KM.639.6). Very good/good fine.
Estimate $80
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France, Napoleon Premier Consul, one franc an'12K (KM.649.7) quarter franc an'12A (KM.653.1). First pitted; second toned good very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
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France, Napoleon Emperor, five francs, 1811A (KM.694.1). Extremely fine/good extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $360
France, Napoleon Emperor, five francs, 1811A (KM.694.1). Obverse rim bruise, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
France, Napoleon Emperor, five francs, 1809L (KM.694.9). Fine/nearly fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $140
France, Louis XVIII, five francs, 1822W (Lille) (KM.711.13). Extremely fine/good extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $180
France, Second Republic, five francs 1848A (KM.756.1); Third Republic, two francs 1916, ten centimes 1921, two centimes 1899, also Belgium Congo two francs, 1947. Very fine - nearly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $100
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France, Second Republic, Louis - Napoleon Bonaparte, five francs, 1852A (KM.773.1). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $180
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France, five centimes - ten centimes, 1854-1917. Several cleaned, mostly fine - good very fine. (30)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
France, Napoleon III, five 1856B and one centime 1862A; Republic one centime 1844; Netherlands, William II gulden 1861, ten cents 1881 and VOC 1755 doit; Poland, small silver 1670. Very good - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
France, Napoleon III, five francs 1869BB (Strasbourg) (KM.799.2). Full mint bloom, uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
France, Third Republic, ten centimes, 1897A (KM.815.1); five centimes, 1927 (KM.875). The first brown, nearly uncirculated, the second gem uncirculated and thus rare. (2)
Estimate $150
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France, Third Republic, five francs 1872A (KM820.1). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
France, silver coins, ten francs, 1967, 1969 (3) (KM.932) (4), fifty francs, 1977, 1979 (KM.941.1) (2), commemorative one hundred francs, 1982, 1985-1991 (KM.951.1, 957, 960, 962, 966, 970, 982, 996) (8). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (14)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
France, provinces and colonies, copper coins from medieval to Napoleon the First, noted a Henry IV issue (1589-1610), also includes a German token of Matheus Lauffer, Nuremberg, 1612-34. Poor - good fine. (20)
Estimate $200
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French Cochin-China, one cent, 1879A (KM.3); French Indo-China, one cent, 1892A (KM.1 [3]), 1897A (KM.8), 1912A, 1938A (KM.12.1), 1920 (KM.12.2); ten cents, 1888A (KM.2), 1899A, 1908A, 1911A (2) (KM.9), 1928A (KM.16.1); twenty cents, 1885A (KM.3), 1899A, 1914A (KM.10), 1928A (KM.17.1). Good - nearly uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
French Colonies, Louis Philippe, five and ten centimes, 1844A, (KM.12, 13). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
French Polynesia, piedfort silver ten francs, 1979 (KM.P7a). Only 250 issued, FDC.
Estimate $120
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Germany, Cologne (Koln), Archdiocese, Siegfried von Westerburg (1275-1297), silver denar (pfennig), (1.36 g), obv. enthroned bishop with crozier and book, rev. church with two towers, Soest mintmark in portal, fleur de lis above around ITASSV..., (Havernick 1029, Pl.33, see Kunker de Wit collection auction 130 october 2007 [lot 2039]); Italy, Venice, Leonardo Loredan (1501-1521) silver soldino, (0.28 g), (Paolucci 9). Toned, very fine, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Germany, bordering Switzerland, Constanz, Bishopric of Hugo v. Hohen Laudenberg (1496-1529), silver batzen not dated, issued before 1519, (2.93 g), obv. * MONETA EPI CONSTANCIENSI, coat of arms of the Bishopric of Constanz, rev. MAXIMILIANVS ROMANORV REX, eagle facing head to left, (Saurma 1609, Schulten 1703, Berst 403). Bright, full flan, very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140