France 1730-L louis d'or
This specimen was lot 21171 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1730-L. Bayonne Mint. Louis XV. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. The only Mint State example of the date/mint combination listed on the PCGS population report, tied for finest certified of the date with only two other examples on either NGC or PCGS, both different mints. A well made and pleasing piece exhibiting a bold strike and lustrous satiny surfaces. A tough mint to locate in such high quality certain to pique the interest of the specialist of type collector. Ex: Stack's Auction December 9 & 10, 1992 Lot # 3832 (with lot ticket)." This type is recorded for 1726-40 and is among the more common gold coins of the French ancien régime, this date is rare but awarded little premium in Droulers[2].
Recorded mintage: 36,610, a somewhat better date[2].
Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1640; Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540, Fr-461; KM-489.12; Gad-340.
- [2]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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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