France 1649-& louis d'or

Goldberg NY International sale 58, lot 1055

This specimen was lot 1055 in Goldberg's NY International sale 58 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,980. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. Louis XIV (1643-1715). Gold Louis d'or a la meche longue, 1649-&. Aix mint. Rare. The only example graded at PCGS. In PCGS holder graded AU 53." This louis d'or à la mèche longue, struck at the Aix mint in small quantities 1646-49, 1651-54, 1656-59, is among the more available louis of Louis XIV. It is still an expensive coin.

Recorded mintage: 1,414^[2].

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 24-26 mm diameter, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 345, Dr/2 № 216, Fr-418; Gad-245; KM 157.22.

Source:

^[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.
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.
Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg NY International 2023 Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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