France 1782-A louis d'or

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Heritage sale 3030, lot 23547
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This specimen was lot 23547 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Louis XVI gold Louis d'Or 1782-A, Paris mint, MS62 PCGS, very scarce type, especially when graded mint state. The details are well-struck with lustrous surfaces, but the obverse has heavy haymarking and the reverse shows some light adjustment marks." This specimen was offered again in Heritage sale 3032 where it also failed to sell. This type was struck for France in limited numbers 1774-85 and was melted when the gold louis was reduced to 7.65 g in 1786. Few survive.

Recorded mintage: est. 254,533 (a high mintage date but mostly melted).

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 567.1, Dupl-1704, Gad-359, Fr-471, Dr/4 № 879, Dr/2 № 602.

Source:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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