France 1724-D louis d'or
This specimen was lot 132 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $3,565. The catalog description[1] noted,
"1724(D) louis d’or mirliton, grand palms. Lyon mint. MS-64 (NGC). Young laureated head of Louis XV, legends and date around/crowned double L monogram, legends around. Highly lustrous bright yellow gold with rich orange highlights, an exceptional specimen. An unusual specimen, collected before the 1965 discovery of Le Chameau off the coast of Nova Scotia, a shipwreck that yielded a substantial number of louis d'or of this type, in addition to thousands of silver ecus. While those shipwreck coins often have muted lustre due to their submersion, this piece is of unusually nice quality. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."
This type superseded the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes, struck in France in 1723, and was replaced by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck in large quantities 1726-40.
Recorded mintage: 8,229 (a scarcer mint but the type itself is rare).
Specification: 6.52 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge; this specimen: 6.51 grams, 21.90 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dr/44 no. 799, Dr/2 № 538, KM 470.5, Fr-459, Gadoury-339.
- [1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
- 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.
Links to:
- 1723-L louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-Z louis d'or Mirliton palmes courtes
- 1724-A demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1724-A écu aux 8 L
- 1724-B écu au grand écusson de France
- 1724-D écu aux 8 L
- 1724-N écu aux 8 L
- 1724-T écu aux huit L
- 1724-9 écu aux 8 L
- 1724-V écu au grand écusson de France
- 1724-X écu au grand écusson de France
- 1724-A louis d'or Mirliton grandes palmes
- 1724-B louis d'or Mirliton grandes palmes
- 1724-BB louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-C louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-ϽC louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-E louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-G louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-H louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-I louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-K louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-L louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1724-M louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-N louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-O louis d'or Mirliton grandes palmes
- 1724-P louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-R louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-S louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-T louis d'or mirliton, palmes longues
- 1724-V louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-W louis d'or Mirliton grandes palmes
- 1724-Y louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-Z louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-9 louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1724-& louis d'or Mirliton grandes palmes
- 1724 louis d'or Mirliton du Béarn, palmes longues
- 1724-A double louis d'or Mirliton
- 1725-A louis d'or Mirliton grandes palmes
- 1725-BB louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1725-D louis d'or Mirliton grandes palmes
- 1737-A louis d'or aux lunettes
- Coins and currency dated 1724
- other specimens in The Eliasberg Collection
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)