France 1710-E louis d'or
This specimen was lot 99112 in Heritage sale 61253 (Dallas, January 2022), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XIV gold Louis d'Or 1710-E MS62 NGC, Tours mint. By all indications an exceedingly challenging date and denomination for this mint, with apparently no examples having crossed the auction block in recent decades according to our research. Currently the only certified example at either NGC or PCGS, this glittering offering displays prevalent watery elements to the surfaces, some contained adjustments around 3 o'clock and a scattering of haymarks over the bust providing some of the only indications to the coin's over three-century old age." This type was struck 1709-15 in some numbers but it is scarce today. It was the last louis of Louis XIV. Its initial face value was 16 livres 10 sols tournois, later increased to 20 livres.
Recorded mintage: 25,599[2], a better date.
Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 417, Dr/2 № 278, KM 390.5, Dupl-1449, Gad-256 (R3).
- [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Brittany Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61253, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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- 1710-D XXX deniers mousquetaire
- 1710-N 1/20 d'écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-D quart d'écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-BB 44 sols de Strasbourg
- 1710-S quart d'écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-A demi-écu aux trois couronnes
- Aire-sur-la-Lys 1710 50 sols KM-16.1
- 1710-A écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-ϽC écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-D écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-E écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-H écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-K écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-N écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-O écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-S écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-X écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-9 écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-A demi-louis d'or au soleil
- 1710-A louis d'or au soleil
- 1710-B louis d'or au soleil
- 1710-D louis d'or au soleil
- 1710-V louis d'or au soleil
- 1710-X louis d'or au soleil
- 1710-N double louis d'or au soleil
- 1711-A louis d'or au soleil
- Coins and currency dated 1710
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)