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Heritage sale 61259, lot 99179
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This specimen was lot 99179 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $5,520. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Mint State-Graded 1724 Dijon Mirliton, Louis XV gold Louis d'Or Mirliton 1724-P MS61 NGC, Dijon mint. Large palms variety. The sole date that this mint produced the grandes palmes type of the Louis d'Or Mirliton, and one whose rarity is well-recognized within the series. Represented by a mere 4 other examples in recent sales records, the present specimen exists as the finest of just two straight-grade certified pieces (the other being an AU55 from PCGS), far outranking the Ford piece, while that in the Partrick Collection (an UNC Details) realized $4,560 in our April 2021 sale #61206. As such, certainly of greater scarcity that its R1 rating in L4L would indicate, and likely one of the nicest to have come to market in recent memory." The specimen shown is a louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes, struck at the Dijon mint (mintmark "P") during the minority of king Louis XV. This type was struck 1723-25 only but from twenty-eight mints. It would be extremely rare but for a quantity recovered in 1965 from the wreck of Le Chameau, a French troopship discovered off the coast of Nova Scotia. This type superseded the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes, struck 1723 only, and was superseded in turn by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.

Recorded mintage: 35,200.

Specification: 6.52 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 799, Dr/2 № 538, KM 470.15, Gad-339 (R2), Dup-1638.

Source:

  • 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Long Island Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61259, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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