France 1723-H louis d'or

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Heritage sale 61259, lot 99126
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This specimen was lot 99126 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV gold Louis d'Or Mirliton 1723-H AU55 NGC, La Rochelle mint, Short palms variety. A minimally available type outside of specialized collections as this and best appreciate when viewed in hand. With only trivial instances of handling to limit the assigned grade coupled with an advanced visual caliber from the pervasive amber silhouettes throughout, we expect this choice example to garner significant bidder interest." The specimen shown is a louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes, struck at the La Rochelle mint (mintmark "H") during the minority of king Louis XV. This type was struck 1723 only but from twenty-seven mints. It would be extremely rare but for a quantity recovered in 1965 from the wreck of Le Chameau, a French troopship discovered off the coast of Nova Scotia. This type was superseded by the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues, struck 1723-25. That coin in turn was superseded by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.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: 18,000 plus a few louis d'or aux 2 L.

Specification: 6.52 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 798, Dr/2 № 537, KM 468.7, Fr-459, Gad-338 (R2), Dupl-1638A.

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.
  • 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Long Island Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61259, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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