France 1789-I louis d'or

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Heritage sale 3106, lot 33583
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 33583 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,110. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XVI gold Louis d'Or 1789-I MS62 NGC, Limoges mint. An attractive rendition boasting lustrous surfaces with somewhat glossy fields and free of the usual major adjustment marks." This louis d'or à la tête nue from the Limoges mint is scarcer than 1789-A (Paris), 1789-D (Lyon) or 1789-W (Lille). 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.

Recorded mintage: 22,000, a scarce date[2].

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

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 881, Dr/2 № 605, Fr-475; Gad-361; KM 591.7.

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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