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[[Image:S69-00417q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 69, lot 417]]
 
[[Image:S69-00417q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 69, lot 417]]
  
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This specimen was lot 417 in Sincona sale 69 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 2,350 CHF (about US$3,119 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANKREICH. Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Louis d'or aux insignes 1705 L, Bayonne. Flan neuf. Vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the insignia of 1705, Bayonne mint, new planchet. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is usually found struck over older coins, a process involving all French silver and gold coinage during 1690-1709. These "reformations" were the result of financial manipulations too tedious to discuss here. This is a somewhat scarce date of a scarce type.
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This specimen was lot 417 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 2,350 CHF (about US$3,119 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANKREICH. Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Louis d'or aux insignes 1705 L, Bayonne. Flan neuf. Vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the insignia of 1705, Bayonne mint, new planchet. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is usually found struck over older coins, a process involving all French silver and gold coinage during 1690-1709. These "reformations" were the result of financial manipulations too tedious to discuss here. This is a somewhat scarce date of a scarce type.
  
 
''Reported Mintage:'' 63,738 fn + no rf.
 
''Reported Mintage:'' 63,738 fn + no rf.
  
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''Specification:'' 6.75 g, .917 fine gold, reeded edge, designed by J. Röettiers, this specimen 6.72 g.  
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''Specification:'' 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, designed by J. Röettiers, this specimen 6.72 g.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 416, Gadoury 254 (R4). Fr-439.   
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 416, Gadoury 254 (R4). Fr-439.   
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
 
* 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.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
  
 
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* [[France 1704-AA louis d'or|1704-AA ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1704-BB louis d'or|1704-BB ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1704-BB louis d'or|1704-BB ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1704-D louis d'or|1704-D ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1704-D louis d'or|1704-D ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
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* [[France 1704-G louis d'or|1704-G ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1704-H louis d'or|1704-H ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1704-H louis d'or|1704-H ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1704-L louis d'or|1704-L ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1704-L louis d'or|1704-L ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
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* [[France 1704-P louis d'or|1704-P ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1704-P louis d'or|1704-P ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1704-& louis d'or|1704-& ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1704-& louis d'or|1704-& ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
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* [[France 1704-Pau louis d'or|1704 ''louis d'or aux insignes du Béarn'']]
 
* [[France 1705-AA 10 sols|1705-AA 10 ''sols aux quatre couronnes'']]
 
* [[France 1705-AA 10 sols|1705-AA 10 ''sols aux quatre couronnes'']]
 
* [[France 1705-BB 10 sols|1705-BB 10 ''sols aux quatre couronnes'']]
 
* [[France 1705-BB 10 sols|1705-BB 10 ''sols aux quatre couronnes'']]
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* [[France 1705-A 1/4 ecu|1705-A ''quart d'écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1705-W 1/4 ecu|1705-W ''quart d'écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1705-W 1/4 ecu|1705-W ''quart d'écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1705-BB 33 sols|1705-BB 33 ''sols de Strasbourg'']]
 
* [[France 1705-BB 33 sols|1705-BB 33 ''sols de Strasbourg'']]
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* [[France 1705-W 1/2 ecu|1705-W ''demi-écu de Flandre'']]
 
* [[France 1705-W 1/2 ecu|1705-W ''demi-écu de Flandre'']]
 
* [[France 1705-A ecu|1705-A ''écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1705-A ecu|1705-A ''écu aux huit L'']]
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* [[France 1705-L ecu|1705-L ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']]
 
* [[France 1705-S ecu|1705-S ''écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1705-S ecu|1705-S ''écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1705-T ecu|1705-T ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']]
 
* [[France 1705-T ecu|1705-T ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']]
 
* [[France 1705-W ecu|1705-W ''écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1705-W ecu|1705-W ''écu aux huit L'']]
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* [[France 1705-W 2 louis d'or|1705-W ''double louis d'or aux insignes'']]
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* [[France 1705-A louis d'or|1705-A ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
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* [[France 1705-A 2 louis d'or|1705-A ''double louis d'or aux insignes aux cheveux longs'']]
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* [[France 1705-W 2 louis d'or|1705-W ''double louis d'or aux insignes aux cheveux longs'']]
 
* [[France 1707-A louis d'or|1707-A ''louis d'or aux insignes et aux cheveux longs'']]
 
* [[France 1707-A louis d'or|1707-A ''louis d'or aux insignes et aux cheveux longs'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1705]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1705]]

Latest revision as of 14:14, 28 November 2025

Sincona sale 69, lot 417

This specimen was lot 417 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 2,350 CHF (about US$3,119 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH. Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Louis d'or aux insignes 1705 L, Bayonne. Flan neuf. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the insignia of 1705, Bayonne mint, new planchet. Extremely fine.)"

This type is usually found struck over older coins, a process involving all French silver and gold coinage during 1690-1709. These "reformations" were the result of financial manipulations too tedious to discuss here. This is a somewhat scarce date of a scarce type.

Reported Mintage: 63,738 fn + no rf.

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, designed by J. Röettiers, this specimen 6.72 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 416, Gadoury 254 (R4). Fr-439.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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