France 1695-P 1/2 louis d'or

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Goldberg sale 128, lot 1249
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This specimen was lot 1249 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. ½ Louis d'or, 1695-P (Dijon). Louis XIV. Reverse with four cruciform L's and four crowned de lis. Struck over earlier type. Unlisted, Rare. NGC graded Very Fine Detail (Cleaned)." This date is not priced in Droulers[2], who lists this type for 1693-1700. There are no common dates and nearly all were made using "flans reformées" (older coins).

Recorded mintage: 5,264, all rf[2].

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 20-21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 421, Dr/2 № 267, Fr-434; Gad-240; KM-301.14.

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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