France 1767-K 2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1556

This specimen was lot 1556 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €825 (about US$1,117 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV double louis d'or au bandeau, 1767K, Bordeaux. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Traces d'ajustage et défaut de flan sur la tranche. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold double louis of the hair ribbon of 1767, Bordeaux mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Adjustment marks and planchet defect on the edge, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1742-73 in some numbers but the Bordeaux mint output was erratic. Because these are too rare to be collected by mint, it receives little premium over a common date such as the Strasbourg issues of 1743-49. It was succeeded by the double louis d'or à la vieille tête.

Recorded mintage: 38,332, second commonest mint for 1767.

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers, this specimen 16,26 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 792, Dr/2 № 542, Dupl-1642; Gad-346, KM 519.7.

Sources:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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