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''Specification:'' 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge. | ''Specification:'' 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540, Gad | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540, Gad-340, KM489.17. |
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 27 June 2025
This specimen was lot 34361 in Heritage sale 3038 (Dallas, January 2015), where it sold for $1,057.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Louis XV gold Louis d'or aux lunettes 1737-Q MS62 NGC. Perpignan, (Q), mint. Mintage of 2,910 pieces. A boldly struck representation of the type with first rate luster." Paris mint coins tended to be saved more heavily than branch mint products. The type was produced in France 1726-40 with 1726-A being the most frequently encountered date. This specimen features a strongly clashed obverse.
Recorded mintage: 2,910[2].
Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540, Gad-340, KM489.17.
- [2]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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
Links to:
- 1724-D louis d'or Mirliton
- 1737-D écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1737-T écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1737-& écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1737-A louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1737-ϽC louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1737-E louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1737-M louis d'or aux lunettes
- succeeding type, 1740-S louis d'or au bandeau
- Coins and currency dated 1737
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)