France 1760-BB 2 louis d'or

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Heritage sale 3106, lot 33578
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 33578 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV gold 2 Louis d'Or 1760-BB MS61 NGC, Strasbourg mint. A splendid, harvest gold and Mint State specimen with some notable adjustment marks on both facets which retain much of the originality and mint-fresh, attractive shimmer." 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: 143,914[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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