France 1643-A louis d'or Fr-415

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Heritage sale 61352, lot 22115
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This specimen was lot 22115 in Heritage sale 61352 (Dallas, December 2023), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XIV Louis d'Or 1643-A AU Details (Surface Hairlines) NGC, Paris mint. The inaugural year of Louis the Great's long tenure, this monarch's Louis d'Or are less common than those still bearing the likeness of Louis XIII of the same date." This louis d'or à la mèche courte is among the more available louis of Louis XIV, being struck 1643-56. Only Lyon struck this type after 1645.

Recorded mintage: 193,600, a common date.

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, 28-30 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Jean Warin.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 344, Dr/2 № 213, Fr-415, Dupl-1419; Gad-244, KM-149.1.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 December 10 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction #61352, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auctions, 2023.

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