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[[Image:France 1645A ecu CNG 258.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner sale, lot 258]]

This specimen was lot 258 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $2,722.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]], Royal. Louis XIII le Juste (the Just). 1610–1643. AR Écu d’argent. Paris mint; différent: pellet. Dated 1643 A. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Toned with choice light gray mottled patina over lustrous silver surfaces. A superb type coin of Louis XIII. This is the last French coin Dick purchased after waiting over fifty years for a suitable example. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, June 2012." This type, the ''écu à la mèche courte,'' was struck at Paris and Lyon 1643-45. Tho not rare, it is priced over triple a common date ''écu à la mèche longue,'' issued 1646-54. The ''écu'' would be struck until the end of the ''ancien régime'' in 1792. 

''Recorded mintage:'' est. 540,940.

''Specification:'' 27.45 g, .917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by J. Warin, this specimen 39 mm diameter, 27.16 g, 6h axis. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3798]], Duplessy 1349; Ciani 1664; KM 129.1, Dr/4 no. 440B, Dr/2 no. 294.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. 
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., ''The Richard Lissner Collection,'' Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[France 1644-A ecu|1644-A ''écu à la mèche courte'']]
* [[France 1645-A 1/4 ecu|1645-A ''quart d'écu à la mèche courte'']]
* [[France 1645-D 1/4 ecu|1645-D ''quart d'écu à la mèche courte'']]
* [[France 1645-F 1/4 ecu|1645-F ''quart d'écu frappe au marteau'']]
* [[France 1645-A 1/2 ecu|1645-A ''demi-écu à la mèche courte'']]
* [[France 1645-A 1/2 louis d'or|1645-A ''demi-louis d'or à la mèche courte'']]
* [[France 1645-A louis d'or|1645-A ''louis d'or à la mèche courte'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1645]]
* return to French [[Royal coinage (to 1793)]]

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