Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Dixième d'écu aux trois couronnes (23mm, 2.99 g, 6h). Nantes mint; différents: griffin/sun. Dated 1712 T. Duplessy 1571; Ciani 1940; KM 379.17. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Moderately toned uncirculated with tiny hints of luster. Highest ever graded for the date and type.


Purchased from M. Louis Teller, September 1975.