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Heritage sale 61259, lot 99196
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This specimen was lot 99196 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: One of the Rarest Mints for the 1725 Mirliton, Louis XV gold Louis d'Or Mirliton 1725-G UNC Details (Saltwater Damage) NGC, Poitiers mint. Large palms variety. From the 1725 Le Chameau shipwreck. One of the rarest mints for this date, lacking from both the Parke-Bernet sale and the Partrick Collection, with no other examples having occurred at auction since the sale of this piece in 2006, according to our research. Displaying full-defined motifs and a marigold tone, only the most minor traces of encrustations exist in contained portions of the lettering, causing very little visual impact. Ex. John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIII (Stack's January 2006, Lot 451)." The specimen shown is a louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes, struck at the Poitiers mint (mintmark "G") 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 This type superseded the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes, struck 1723 only, and was superseded in turn by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.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: 16,784.

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, cf. KM 470.7 (this date unlisted), Gad-339 (unpriced), Dup-1638, L4L-466 (R5).

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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