Any help on this French ecu?

tbirde56 · June 4, 2005 8:54AM

I can't find this one anywhere. Can anyone identify it?

1960NYGiants · June 4, 2005 9:34AM

SIT . NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM and the BB mint mark leads me to Strassbourg, France but I haven't been able to get more than that.

Gene

tbirde56 · June 4, 2005 9:47AM

Yep, same here. 'New silver money' was a term used on several other European countries' coins at that time as well.

1960NYGiants · June 4, 2005 10:05AM

I've come up empty on the obv. Tried to trace thru the legend and/or the 6 pointed star, nothing. Nothing for neighboring countries or colonies either.

Gene

tbirde56 · June 4, 2005 10:13AM

Interesting mystery!
Well, gotta go to work. I hope we can discover this one's secret soon. Thanks for your help!

spoon · June 4, 2005 10:16AM

Looks like this one?

CIVITAS · June 4, 2005 10:26AM

As spoon pointed out, it's not an ecu, but a 33 Sols.

Check p. 156 of the most recent 18th Cent Krause KM#371.

tbirde56 · June 5, 2005 2:00AM

Thanks guys! Just got home from work to find your new info.
The coin, according to the owner, is as big as an ecu (1 5/8 inches) but less than a third of the face value (120 sols = 1 ecu)?
The problem is that I still have a '93 1st edition and it doesn't list any 33 sols coins. I'll have to remedy that before too long I guess.
Can you give me the cat values for a 1707 in Fine and Very Fine?

CIVITAS · June 5, 2005 5:08AM

If no one has posted it for you by Monday, PM me and I'll look it up when I get back to the office.

CIVITAS · June 6, 2005 2:21AM

1707 - F/VF 100/200

tbirde56 · June 6, 2005 2:27AM

Thanks Josh!!

Any help on this French ecu?

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