France 1715-A louis d'or

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from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 22476
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This specimen was lot 22476 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1715-A. Paris Mint. Louis XIV. PCGS Genuine--Harshly Cleaned, EF Details Gold Shield. Although cleaned as described, this is a rare date of a tough type, the louis d'or au soleil. From the Dr. Morgan Collection." 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: 98,877[2].

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 7.98 g.

Catalog reference: Gad-256; Dupl-1449; Fr-444; KM 390.1; Dr/4-417; Dr/2-278.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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