France 1660-K louis d'or

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Goldberg sale 128, lot 1236
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This specimen was lot 1236 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Louis d'or a la meche longue, 1660-K (Bordeaux). Louis XIV. Mintage 9,091. The only example graded at PCGS. PCGS graded AU-53." The minting of the louis d'or à la mèche longue was supposed to cease in 1659, to be supplanted by the louis d'or juvénile. This rare striking is not listed in Droulers.

Recorded mintage: unlisted date[2].

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

Catalog reference: Fr-418; Gad-245; KM-157.11.

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, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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