France 1613-A double tournois
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This specimen was lot 74667 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Double Tournois, 1613-A. Paris Mint. Louis XIII. PCGS AU-50. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck 1611-20 only at Paris. The queen mother, who was regent at the time, liked to sell production contracts for these to her supporters. Droulers[2] estimates 600 million double tournois were struck between Henry IV, Louis XIII and Louis XIV.
Recorded mintage: 1,669,680, a better date[2].
Specification: 3.13 g, copper, 20 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 140, KM-43.1; Dupl-1358; Gad-5.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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