France 1743-E louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 126, lot 1063

This specimen was lot 1063 in Jean Elsen sale 126 (Brussels, September 2015), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,934 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV louis d'or au bandeau, 1743-E, Tours. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. De la plus haute rareté Très Beau/Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold louis d'or of the ribbon of 1743, Tours mint. Obverse: head to left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre, crown above. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"

Droulers[2] does not price this date but this rarity did not receive the premium it deserved as few attempt to collect this type, struck 1740-70, by date.

Recorded mintage: 1,860.

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers, this specimen 8,11 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 801, Dr/2 № 543, Dupl-1643; Gad-341 (unpriced); L4L 492 (unpriced). KM 513.7.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 126, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.

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