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Revision as of 11:01, 3 March 2023

Goldberg sale 128, lot 1258
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This specimen was lot 1258 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $990. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Louis d'or au soleil, 1711-L (Bayonne). Louis XIV. Unpublished, Rarity-8. PCGS graded About Uncirculated Detail (Repaired)." This type was struck 1709-15 in some numbers but it is scarce today. It was the last louis of Louis XIV. Its initial face value was 16 livres 10 sols tournois, later increased to 20 livres.

Recorded mintage: 131,216, a common date of a rare type[2].

Specification: 8.15 g, .917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 417, Dr/2 no. 278, Dupl. 1449; Fr-444; Gad-256; KM-390.10.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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