France 1732-C louis d'or
This specimen was lot 42196 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $2,520. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1732/1-C. Caen Mint. Louis XV. PCGS MS-62. A VERY SCARCE Mint, with a reported mintage of 16,000 for this date. A satiny dandelion-yellow piece, with strong cartwheel through the fields and only mild wispy marks preventing a Choice grade. From the Richard August Collection." This type, introduced in 1726 as part of Cardinal Fleury's coinage reform, terminated the constant financial manipulations which had bedeviled the regency period. Its initial face value was 20 livres, which was raised to 24 livres in May 1726. This date is listed but not priced in Droulers.
Recorded mintage: 3,908, reported, not confirmed in Droulers.
Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 800, Fr-461; KM-489.5; Gad-340; Dupl-1640.
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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