France 1731-BB louis d'or

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Goldberg sale 128, lot 1286
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This specimen was lot 1286 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Louis d'or aux lunettes, 1731-BB (Strasbourg). Louis XV. PCGS graded Extremely Fine Detail (Mount Removed)." The louis d'or aux lunettes was introduced in 1726 and was struck at all the mints until 1740. This product of the Strasbourg mint is rare, as are all of the dates from that mint. Later in the century, as France engaged in several German wars, the Strasbourg mint was used to strike coins for soldiers' pay.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a rare date[2].

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J. C. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540, Fr-461; Gad-340; KM-489.4.

Source:

  • [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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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