France 1748-BB 2 louis d'or

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from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 20456
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This specimen was lot 20456 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 2 Louis d'Or, 1748-BB. Strasbourg Mint. Louis XV. PCGS AU-53 Gold Shield. Nice even strike, no noticeable defects, lustrous and attractive. From the Dr. Morgan Collection." This type was struck 1742-73 in some numbers but the Strasbourg mint issued this type 1742-49, 1756-64, 1766-72 only. It is one of a series of large issues of 1743-49, probably necessitated by the need to pay troops fighting in Germany during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was succeeded by the double louis d'or à la vieille tête.

Reported Mintage: 179,175[2].

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers, this specimen 16.30 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 792, Dr/2 № 542, Fr-463; KM-519.4; Gad-346.

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.
  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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