France 1744-W louis d'or

Ponterio sale 164, lot 667

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 667 in Ponterio sale 164 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $1,495. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'or, 1744-W. Louis XV (1715-74). Well struck and attractive. PCGS MS-62." This specimen is a louis d'or au bandeau struck at the Lille mint, one of a type struck there in 1740-70. This specimen is counted as a common date.

Recorded mintage: 375,000.

Specification: 8.158 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 801, Dr/2 № 543, Fr-464; KM-513.22; Gad-341.

Source:

• Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
• 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, Ponterio sale 164: The January 2012 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.

Links to:

• 1743-G louis d'or au bandeau
• 1744-BB double sol aux 2 L couronnés
• 1744-P double sol aux 2 L couronnés
• 1744-W double sol aux 2 L couronnés
• 1744-AA vingtième d'écu au bandeau
• 1744-X vingtième d'écu au bandeau
• 1744-G demi-écu au bandeau
• 1744-T écu au bandeau
• 1744-AA louis d'or au bandeau
• 1744-BB double louis d'or au bandeau
• 1744-K double louis d'or au bandeau
• 1751-A louis d'or au bandeau
• Coins and currency dated 1744
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)