France 1720-G louis d'or

Goldberg NY International sale 58, lot 1072

This specimen was lot 1072 in Goldberg's NY International sale 58 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. Louis XV (1715-1774). Gold Louis d'or aux 2 L, 1720-G. Poitiers mint. Young laureate head right. Rev. Crown over two L's. Struck over earlier type. The only example graded at PCGS. In PCGS holder graded MS 61." This type was struck 1720-23 in France from twenty-seven mints but is very rare. This type was superseded by the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues, struck 1723-25. That coin in turn was superseded by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.

Recorded mintage: 3,620, not priced^[2].

Specification: 9.79 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 797, Dr/2 № 534, Fr-456; Gad-337; KM 461.8, Dupl-1635.

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.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg NY International 2023 Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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