France 1681-D louis d'or

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Sedwick Treasure Auction 39, lot 1119
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This specimen was lot 1119 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE, Lyon mint, gold louis d’or à la tête nu[e], Louis XIV, 1681-D, PCGS MS63, finest known in PCGS census. Bold strike with full rims, nice luster, rich gold color, the finest at PCGS with none at NGC, rated R in Gadoury, a very choice coin for this period, characterized by the "Sun King's" growing rivalry with the English in the New World." Droulers[2] mentions this bust for Lyon for 1673, 1678-83 and notes this date as fairly common for the type. The tête virile was used at the various mints from about 1673 to about 1687, when a laureate head was reintroduced. The majority were restruck in various "reformations" starting in 1690, accounting for their rarity today. A closely related variety (Dr/4 № 365), also known for this date, has a more youthful appearing bust but seems to lack the privy mark by the date.

Recorded mintage: 96,691, signalé mais non confirmé[2].

Specification: 6.75 g, 24 mm diameter, plain edge, 24-26 mm diameter, designed by François Warin.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 373, Dr/2 № 248, Gad-247; Dupl-1428; KM-219.3; Fr-423.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 39, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2026.

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