France 1727-B louis d'or

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Heritage sale 3067, lot 31340
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This specimen was lot 31340 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV gold Louis d'Or 1727-B MS62 NGC, Rouen mint. From a small mintage of 4800. A pleasant selection, surfaces alive with a satin sheen, definitively struck with an excellent portrait of Louis." This type is recorded for 1726-40 and is among the more common gold coins of the French ancien régime. This date is listed as common.

Recorded mintage: 106,400[2].

Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 489.3, Gad-329, Fr-461, Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • 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.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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