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Revision as of 09:44, 27 June 2025

Heritage sale 61259, lot 99186
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This specimen was lot 99186 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $1,860. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV gold Louis d'Or Mirliton 1724-Y UNC Details (Saltwater Damage) NGC, Bourges mint. Large palms variety. From the 1725 Le Chameau shipwreck. Displaying sharp devices and marigold fields with an intriguing die-clash to the reverse. The sole Bourges-minted date represented in the Parke-Bernet sale, with only 3 examples recovered in 1965. Sunk off the cost of Nova Scotia in 1725, the Le Chameau was transporting supplies to the New France (Canada), making a routine voyage when a storm blew it onto rocks. An unsuccessful attempt to recover the cargo was made in 1726, with the trove only being discovered in 1965, becoming one of the most substantial treasures ever found in the country. Ex. John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIII (Stack's January 2006, Lot 444)." The specimen shown is a louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes, struck at the Bourges mint (mintmark "Y") 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 This type superseded the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes, struck 1723 only, and was superseded in turn by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.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: 60,000.

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 470.23, 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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