France 1766-Pau 2 louis d'or

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Stack's Bowers 2020 ANA sale, lot 21170
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This specimen was lot 21170 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 2 Louis d'Or, 1766. Pau Mint. Louis XV. PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield. Cow mint mark. Issued for the province of Bearn. An attractive and original looking survivor offering a bold strike with plenty of remaining luster and lovely light orange patination pleasing to the eye." The Pau mint in the French province of Béarn in the Pyrenées struck this type 1742-45, 1750-70. This is obtains a substantial premium because French collectors have considered the Pau mint product as a separate subtype because of the different obverse legend.

Recorded mintage: 32,441[2].

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Roéttiers.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1642, Dr/4 № 792a, Dr/2 № 542a, Fr-463; KM-522; Gad-346a.

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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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