France 1721-CC louis d'or

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Sincona sale 73, lot 1224

This specimen was lot 1224 in Sincona sale 73 (Zürich, November 2021), where it sold for 1,800 CHF (about US$2,316 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE | Kingdom. Louis XV. 1715-1774. Louis d'or aux deux L 1721 CC, Besançon. Réformation. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold louis of the two "L's", Besançon mint, reformed. Very rare, Good very fine.)"

This type was struck 1720-23 from twenty-seven mints but is very rare so there is little price difference between the mints. Its face value was 54 livres, which was lowered to 39 livres 12 sols on demonetization (August 1723). This type was superseded by the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues, struck 1723-25. That coin in turn was superseded by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.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: 800 fn + 2,041 rf.

Specification: 9.79 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 9.57 g.

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

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2021.

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