France 1788-W louis d'or

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from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22261
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This specimen was lot 22261 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $822.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1788-W. Lille Mint. Louis XVI (1774-1790). NGC AU-53. Good strike with attractive soft satin luster. Ex: Coin Galleries Sale 08/1984, Lot #338." The years 1786-87 are common as the mints melted down and reminted old tenor gold, but the later dates (1788-92) are much scarcer. Droulers gives this date a slight premium while Gadoury rates it as common.

Recorded mintage: 173,761.

Specification: 7.65 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, designed by Benjamin Duvivier.

Catalog reference: KM-591.15; Fr-475, Gad-361, Dr/4 № 881.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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