France 1790-I louis d'or

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Sincona sale 97, lot 1496

This specimen was lot 1496 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$943 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH Königreich, Louis XVI. 1774-1792. Louis d'or à la tête nue 1790 I, Limoges. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Leicht justiert. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-92, gold louis of the bare head of 1790, Limoges mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Minor adjustment marks.)"

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: 8,686, a scarce date[2].

Specification: 7.65 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, designed by Benjamin Duvivier, this specimen 7.61 g.

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

Sources:

  • [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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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