France 1757-A louis d'or

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Goldberg sale 128, lot 1324
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This specimen was lot 1324 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Louis d'or au bandeau, 1757-A (Paris). Louis XV. Pop. 1; Finest of two graded at PCGS. PCGS graded AU-55." The louis d'or au bandeau was introduced in 1740 and was struck at all the mints. The year 1757 was not a good one for louis d'or, with no common dates. Most issues of this type by the Paris mint are common but this one is rare.

Recorded mintage: 19,299, a rare date not priced[2].

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J. C. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Fr-464, Dr/4 № 801, Dr/2 № 543, KM 513.1, Dupl-1643; Gad-341.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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