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| − | This specimen was lot 99109 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $630. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France]]: Louis XV gold 1/2 Louis d'Or 1726-BB AU Details (Cleaned) NGC, Strasbourg mint. 1/2 Louis d'Or aux lunettes. A charming fractional Louis d'Or displaying lemon-gold surfaces and only minor instances of handling witnessed to the highpoints of the bust, marred by notable wisps and cause for the conditional qualifier." The type was struck 1726-39. Like all half louis, it is rare but this issue is probably the most available of all demi-louis d'or. | + | This specimen was lot 99109 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $630. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France]]: Louis XV gold 1/2 Louis d'Or 1726-BB AU Details (Cleaned) NGC, Strasbourg mint. 1/2 Louis d'Or aux lunettes. A charming fractional Louis d'Or displaying lemon-gold surfaces and only minor instances of handling witnessed to the highpoints of the bust, marred by notable wisps and cause for the conditional qualifier." The type was struck 1726-39. Like all half louis, it is rare but this issue is probably the most available of all demi-louis d'or. The Strasbourg mint struck this type 1726, 1730, 1732, 1734-35; only the 1726 is common. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 35,200, the second highest mintage date after 1726-A. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 35,200, the second highest mintage date after 1726-A. | ||
Revision as of 22:22, 13 July 2022
This specimen was lot 99109 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $630. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV gold 1/2 Louis d'Or 1726-BB AU Details (Cleaned) NGC, Strasbourg mint. 1/2 Louis d'Or aux lunettes. A charming fractional Louis d'Or displaying lemon-gold surfaces and only minor instances of handling witnessed to the highpoints of the bust, marred by notable wisps and cause for the conditional qualifier." The type was struck 1726-39. Like all half louis, it is rare but this issue is probably the most available of all demi-louis d'or. The Strasbourg mint struck this type 1726, 1730, 1732, 1734-35; only the 1726 is common.
Recorded mintage: 35,200, the second highest mintage date after 1726-A.
Specification: 4.08 g, .917 fine gold, reeded edge, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 808, Dr/2 no. 541, Fr-462, KM 488.3, Gad-329, Dup-1641.
- 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, The Long Island Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61259, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.
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- 1725-T louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1726-E dixième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-H dixième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-E cinquième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-W cinquième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-A demi-écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-AA demi-écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-D demi-écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-E demi-écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-N demi-écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-A écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-B écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-BB écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-C écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-D écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-G écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-I écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-K écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-N écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-O écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-R écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-9 écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1726-A demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-G demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-L demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-M demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-N demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-X demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-A louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-BB louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-D louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-H louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-P louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-R louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-T louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726 louis d'or aux lunettes du Béarn
- Coins and currency dated 1726
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)