France 1742-W louis d'or

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Sincona sale 46, lot 359

This specimen was lot 359 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$960 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, Louis XV. 1715-1774. Louis dor au bandeau 1742 W, Lille. Fast vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, louis d'or of the hair ribbon of 1742, Lille mint. About extremely fine.)"

The louis d'or au bandeau was struck 1740-74 and is the commonest gold coin of Louis XV after the louis d'or aux lunettes of 1726-40. This product of the Lille mint is noted as common.

Reported Mintage: 69,750, common for 1742.

Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers; this specimen 8.18 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 341. Fr-464, Dr/4 № 801.

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]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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