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''Specification:'' 15.29 g, .917 fine gold, 28 mm diameter, .451 troy oz AGW, designed by Benjamin Duvivier. | ''Specification:'' 15.29 g, .917 fine gold, 28 mm diameter, .451 troy oz AGW, designed by Benjamin Duvivier. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 877, Dr/2 | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 877, Dr/2 № 604, Fr-474; KM-592.1; Gad-363; Dupl-1706; Droulers-802; DFW-537. |
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Revision as of 14:36, 6 June 2023
This specimen was lot 608 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $910.63. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 2 Louis d'Or, 1785-A. Louis XVI (1774-92). NGC AU Details--Surface Hairlines. Light hairlines on obverse, full luster on reverse." A better double louis d'or à la tête nue from the Paris mint. 1786 is the peak year of issue for this type, with the Paris mint leading eleven mints with 2,641,702 examples. 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: 27,014.
Specification: 15.29 g, .917 fine gold, 28 mm diameter, .451 troy oz AGW, designed by Benjamin Duvivier.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 877, Dr/2 № 604, Fr-474; KM-592.1; Gad-363; Dupl-1706; Droulers-802; DFW-537.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
Link to:
- 1785-R sol à l'écu
- 1785-T sol à l'écu
- 1785-A dixième d'écu au buste habillé
- 1785-A cinquième d'écu au buste habillé
- 1785-A demi-écu au buste habillé
- 1785-A écu au buste habillé
- 1785-AA écu au buste habillé
- 1785-K écu au buste habillé
- 1785-M écu au buste habillé
- 1785-R écu au buste habillé
- 1785-Pau écu au buste habillé du Béarn
- 1785-A louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1785-D louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1785-W louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1786-BB double louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1786-D double louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1786-H double louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1786-K double louis d'or à la tête nue
- Coins and currency dated 1785
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793).