France 1735-E louis d'or
This specimen was lot 71419 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1735-E. Tours Mint. Louis XV. NGC MS-64. None graded finer at NGC. An attractive coin with well detailed strike, shimmering bright luster, and a light golden hue." This specimen was also lot 1093 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[3] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1735-E. Tours Mint. Louis XV. NGC MS-64. Lustrous and entirely free of handling with a number of remnant planchet adjustments through Louis XV's portrait and prevent an even loftier grade."This type is recorded for 1726-40 and is among the more common gold coins of the French ancien régime, this date is probably scarce but awarded little premium in Droulers[1].
Recorded mintage: 18,780[1].
Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Fr-461; Gad-340; KM-489.7, Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540.
- [1]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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
- [3]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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