France 1712-X louis d'or

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Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 1082
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This specimen was lot 1082 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1712-X. Amiens Mint. Louis XIV. NGC EF-40. Well struck and free from planchet defects with eye-catching copper-gold toning accents around the designs on both sides. A SCARCER mint for the date, which should attract the specialist collector." 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: 6,061[2].

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 417, Fr-444; KM-390.21; Gad-256 (R3).

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.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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