Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Royal. François I le Pére et Restaurateur des Lettres (the Father and Restorer of Letters). 1515-1547. AV Écu d'or au soleil (27mm, 3.37 g, 8h). Lyon mint; différent: point under 12th letter and trefoil. 3rd emission, authorized 21 July 1519. Crowned coat-of-arms; sun above / Cross fleurée with quatrefoil at center; alternating lis and Fs in quarters. Duplessy 775; Ciani 1073; Friedberg 342. Traces of deposits, some luster, scratches. Good VF.