France 1736-M louis d'or

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Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 30421
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This specimen was lot 30421 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1736-M. Louis XV (1715-74). PCGS Genuine--Mount Removed. VERY RARE date." This type is recorded for 1726-40 and is among the more common gold coins of the French ancien régime, this date from Toulouse (mintmark "M") is rare, being unlisted in Droulers[2]. Dates 1735-M and 1737-M are attested.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Fr-461; KM-489.13; Gad-340; Dupl-1640; Dr/4 № 800, DFW-478.

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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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