France 1750-E 2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 2294
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This specimen was lot 2294 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €5,500 (about US$6,963 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV double louis d'or au bandeau, 1750 E, Tours. Seulement 1372 p. frappées. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Extrêmement rare. Fines traces d'ajustage. Avec brillant de frappe. Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold double louis of the ribbon of 1750, Tours mint, only 1,372 pieces struck.)"

This type was struck 1742-73 in some numbers and the Tours mint issued this type 1742-47 and 1750-53 but all issues were small. It was succeeded by the double louis d'or à la vieille tête.

Recorded mintage: 1,372[2], a rare date.

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers, this specimen 16,35 g.

Catalog reference: KM 519.1, Dupl-1642; Ci-2087; Gad-346; Fr-463, Dr/4 № 792, Dr/2 № 542.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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