France 1789-N louis d'or

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Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71004
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This specimen was lot 71004 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Kingdom. Louis d'Or, 1789-N. Montpellier Mint. Louis XVI. PCGS AU-50. Near-Mint and still fairly wholesome, this example from a Revolutionary year is also quite RARE and difficult to encounter. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Seaby in 1965 for $56). Ex: Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin (1/1965) Lot # G245. Ex: St. Oswald Collection." A fairly scarce louis d'or à la tête nue from the Montpellier mint. 1786 is the peak year of issue for this type, with the Paris mint leading eleven mints with 4,081,749 examples. The years 1786-87 are common as the French mints melted down and reminted old tenor gold, but the later dates (1788-92) are much scarcer.

Recorded mintage: 17,174[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; KM-591.11; Gad-361 (R3).

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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