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1779 1 Écu - Louis XVI (KM# 564)
🇫🇷 France · Livre Tournois · 1204–1793
| Weight | 29.488 g |
| Diameter | 41 mm |
| Mintage | 1,512,636 Combined across issues: & 6,018; A 30,000; B 4,532; BB 4,783; H 5,172; I 172,393; K 8,064; L 760,000; M 334,000; N 30,000; Q 108,000; T 10,000; W 39,674 |
| Edge | Lettered |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 91.70% Silver |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier |
| Reference | KM# 564, Ciani Royales# 2187, Clairand# 35100 |
| Collector's Key World ID | CKW-FRA-7548 |
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How many 1779 France 1 Écu - Louis XVI coins were minted?
1,512,636 were struck. Combined across issues: & 6,018; A 30,000; B 4,532; BB 4,783; H 5,172; I 172,393; K 8,064; L 760,000; M 334,000; N 30,000; Q 108,000; T 10,000; W 39,674.
What is a 1779 France 1 Écu - Louis XVI made of?
0.917 Silver, weighing 29.488 g.
What is the melt value of a 1779 France 1 Écu - Louis XVI?
It contains 0.8694 troy ounces of silver. Multiply that by the silver spot price for its melt value. Silver price today
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