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* Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition.'' Paris: AFPN, 2009. | * 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. | * 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. | * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Van Valen, Frank, and Vicken Yegparian, ''The July 2011 Coin Galleries Sale,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, 2011. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Van Valen, Frank, and Vicken Yegparian, ''The July 2011 Coin Galleries Sale,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, 2011. | ||
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* [[France 1779-Pau ecu|1779 ''écu au buste habillé du Béarn'']] | * [[France 1779-Pau ecu|1779 ''écu au buste habillé du Béarn'']] | ||
* [[France 1779-T 2 louis d'or|1779-T ''double louis d'or au buste habillé'']] | * [[France 1779-T 2 louis d'or|1779-T ''double louis d'or au buste habillé'']] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1779]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1779]] | ||
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]. | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]. | ||
[[Category:Selections from Stack's July 2011 Coin Galleries sale]][[Category:Gold coins of France]] | [[Category:Selections from Stack's July 2011 Coin Galleries sale]][[Category:Gold coins of France]] | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 13 January 2023
The specimen shown is a 1779-W double louis au buste habillé of the Lille mint. This specimen was lot 1301 in Stack's Coin Galleries sale (Irvine, July 2011), where it sold for $5,002.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 2 Louis d’or au buste habillé, 1779-W. Louis XVI (1774-93). Young bust l. in elaborate uniform. Rv. Crowned twin shields of France and Navarre. Wealth of luster complements a vivid strike for this example of a short-lived gold coinage demonetized and largely melted in 1797. NGC MS-63." The double louis of Louis XVI continued to be struck to the standard of 1726 but the price of gold had risen, making the type uneconomical to issue. In 1785, Calonne lowered the weight to 15.30 grams and recoined all the stocks in government hands, rendering this earlier type very rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.31 g, .917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 875, Dr/2 no. 601, KM-575.14; Gad-362.
- 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]Van Valen, Frank, and Vicken Yegparian, The July 2011 Coin Galleries Sale, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, 2011.
Link to:
- 1778-W double louis d'or au buste habillé
- 1779-W liard a l'écu
- 1779-A 1/20 écu, bust of Louis XV
- 1779-W dixième d'écu au buste habillé
- 1779-A dixième d'écu au buste habillé
- 1779-AA dixième d'écu au buste habillé
- 1779-W demi écu au buste habillé
- 1779 écu au buste habillé du Béarn
- 1779-T double louis d'or au buste habillé
- 1781-W double louis d'or au buste habillé
- Coins and currency dated 1779
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793).