France 1655-D liard

Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74720

This specimen was lot 74720 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Liard, 1655-D. Lyon Mint. Louis XIV. PCGS AU-58. From the Richard August Collection." This liard was struck at Vimy, not Lyon, the usual holder of this mintmark. This type was struck 1655-58 by private contractors on Mazarin's orders to alleviate a cash crunch. After it was rejected by the populace, Colbert reduced its value to 1½ deniers.

Recorded mintage: 18,313,600 reported but likely higher^[2].

Specification: 4.07 g, copper, 22-23 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 784, KM-192.5; Gad-80.

Sources:

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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