France 1773-A louis d'or

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 6355

This specimen was lot 6355 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $517. The catalog description^[2] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1773-A. Paris Mint. Louis XV (1715-74). NGC EF-40. Softly struck on a planchet showing some rough spots and small laminations as made. A few adjustment marks are present across head and reverse arms. These issues aside there is a lack of any later made detracting marks and less actual wear than the grade would imply. Lightly toned and with significant soft luster." This scarce type was issued 1771-74 from six mints but the vast majority of survivors are from the Paris mint. Double louis and demi-louis also exist, the demi-louis being extremely rare.

Recorded mintage: 183,239^[1], a somewhat common date.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-467; KM-556.1; Gad-342; Dupl-1646, Dr/4 № 802, Dr/2 № 546.

Source:

^[1]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.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
^[2]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

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