France 1738-D louis d'or

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Heritage sale 61352, lot 22148
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This specimen was lot 22148 in Heritage sale 61352 (Dallas, December 2023), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV gold Louis d'Or 1738-D AU55 NGC, Lyon mint." This louis d'or aux lunettes is recorded for 1726-40 and is among the more common gold coins of the French ancien régime, this date is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: 27,416.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-461, Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540, Gad-340; KM 489.6, Dupl-1640.

Source:

  • 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 December 10 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction #61352, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auctions, 2023.

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