France 1749-O louis d'or

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This is a rare date for 1749 yet obtains little premium over the common 1749-W. Riom struck this type for France for 1740-41, 1744-57, 1762-64 with none of the recorded mintages exceeding the 7,215 for 1741.

Recorded mintage: 3,766[1].

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

Catalog reference: Dupl., 1643; Gad-341; Dr/4 № 801, Dr/2 № 543, KM 513.16, Fr-464.

Source:

  • [1]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.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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