France 1759-BB 2 louis d'or

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Heritage sale 3106, lot 33577
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 33577 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV gold 2 Louis d'Or 1759-BB AU Details (Obverse Scratched) NGC, Strasbourg mint. Even in light of the qualifier, a beautiful specimen wearing pondlike expanses that flash in hand, drawing the eye in to admire its skillfully rendered, yet slightly rubbed, devices. From the Mac and Rob Woodside Collection." This type was struck 1742-73 in some numbers but the Strasbourg mint issued this type 1742-49, 1756-64, 1766-72 only. Strasbourg's location near the border with Germany made it a major producer of this type struck for soldier's pay.

Recorded mintage: 343,818, the highest mintage date[2].

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 792a, Dr/2 № 542a, KM 519.4, Dupl-1642, Fr-463, 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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