France 1786-A 2 louis d'or

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from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 20228
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This specimen was lot 20228 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 2 Louis d'Or, 1786-A. Paris Mint. Louis XVI (1774-93). PCGS MS-62. Well struck with remnants of light adjustment marks as is usual for this issue on the obverse with flashy surfaces and frosted devices. A lovely well preserved example."

Reported Mintage: 2,641,702.

Specification: 15.29 g, 0.917 fine gold, 28 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Fr-474; Gad-363; KM-592.1, Dr/4 № 877, Dr/2 № 614.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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