France 1687-A louis d'or

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Heritage sale 3106, lot 33569
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 33569 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XIV gold Louis d'Or 1687-A MS60 NGC, Paris mint. Louis d'Or a la perruque. An immensely flashy and confidently Mint State offering punctuated by notable reflectivity to the fields lit ablaze upon illumination. Particularly charming and surprisingly scarce in this quality. From the Mac and Rob Woodside Collection." This specimen is a louis d'or à la perruque, struck at the Paris mint 1683-89. The type was superseded by the louis d'or à l'écu which was issued 1690-93. While no gold coins of Louis XIV can be called inexpensive, this period is scarce with no common dates.

Recorded mintage: unknown[2].

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, plain edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 376b or 376d, Dr/2 № 252, KM 256.1, Fr-426; Gad-249 (R2).

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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