France 1738-BB louis d'or

Goldberg NY International sale 58, lot 1079

This specimen was lot 1079 in Goldberg's NY International sale 58 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,500. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. Louis XV (1715-1774). Gold Louis d'or aux lunettes, 1738-BB. Strasbourg mint. Lustrous. In NGC holder graded MS 61." This louis d'or aux lunettes was part of the great reform of 1726 which stabilized French coinage until the Revolution. Produced at 28 mints 1726-40, the type is common tho most individual dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 5,840, but not priced^[2].

Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540, Fr-461; Gad-340; KM 489.4.

Source:

• ^[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]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg NY International 2023 Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

Links to:

• 1738-A double sol aux 2 L couronnés
• 1738-BB double sol aux 2 L couronnés
• 1738-M double sol aux 2 L couronnés
• 1738-AA vingtième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1738-A écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1738-BB écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1738-D écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1738-L écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1738-& écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1738-9 écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1738-B louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1738-C louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1738-M louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1738-P louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1738-X louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1738 louis d'or aux lunettes du Béarn
• 1739-A louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1739-BB louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1739-H louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1739-K louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1739-L louis d'or aux lunettes
• Coins and currency dated 1738
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)