France 1723-Y louis d'or

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Heritage sale 61259, lot 99146
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This specimen was lot 99146 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $4,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Extremely Rare Date and Mint Combination, Louis XV gold Louis d'Or Mirliton 1723-Y MS61 NGC, Bourges mint. Short palms variety. From the 1725 Le Chameau shipwreck. Bearing deeply-engraved devices, dressed in a pale-gold tone, this rarity represents the sole example certified by the two major grading companies. Records from Parke-Bernet's 1971 sale of the Le Chameau cargo recovered in 1965 contained only 3 Bourges-minted Louis d'Or Mirliton of all mints, all from 1724. To the best of our knowledge, no other examples of this mint-date have come to auction since the sale of this piece in 2006, establishing what is likely a one-of-a-kind opportunity for series collectors. Ex. John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIII (Stack's January 2006, Lot 411)." The specimen shown is a louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes, struck at the Bourges mint (mintmark "Y") 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 This type was superseded by the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues, struck 1723-25. That coin in turn was superseded by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.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: 4,000 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-Unl., Fr-459, Gad-338 (unpriced), Dupl-1638A, L4L-465 (R5).

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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