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''Specification:'' 8.16 g, .917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 8.14 g.  
 
''Specification:'' 8.16 g, .917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 8.14 g.  
  
''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1640. Fr-461. Dr/4 no. 800, Dr/2 no. 540.
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''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1640. Fr-461. Dr/4 no. 800, Dr/2 540.
  
 
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Revision as of 12:16, 6 June 2023

Sincona sale 18, lot 2178

This specimen was lot 2178 in Sincona sale 18 (Zurich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 425 (about US$560 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"Louis dor aux lunettes 1730. Lille Selten. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, louis d'or of the spectacles of 1730, Lille mint, rare, very fine.)"

This type is recorded for 1726-40 and is among the more common gold coins of the French ancien régime, this date is rare but awarded little premium in Droulers[1].

Recorded mintage: 1,368[1].

Specification: 8.16 g, .917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 8.14 g.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1640. Fr-461. Dr/4 no. 800, Dr/2 № 540.

Source:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [2]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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