Watch List notes:

WORLD COINS, FRANCE Louis XV (1715-1774). Silver Proof Ecu au Bandeau, 1740-A, Paris, 29.41g. Head left, hair tied with a bandeau. Rev. Crowned oval arms within olive wreath (Dav 1331; Gadoury 322, R3; KM 512.1). A splendid specimen with only few tiny surface marks, brilliant uncirculated with highly reflective fields and an attractive grey tone. A rare and exceptional coin with a lot of eye appeal.

Estimate: $ 6,000