France 1787-B louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 957

This specimen was lot 957 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €315 (about US$393 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AV louis d'or à la tête nue, 1787 B, Rouen. Droit: Tête nue à gauche, les cheveux longs. Revers: Ecus accolés de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Griffes. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI (1774-93), gold louis of the bare head of 1787, Rouen mint. Obverse: bare head to left with long hair; reverse: accolated arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Scratches, very fine.)"

The years 1786-87 are common as the mints melted down and reminted old tenor gold, but the later dates (1788-92) are much scarcer. This date is priced about 80% higher than the common date (1787-A).

Recorded mintage: 30,229[1].

Specification: 7.65 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, designed by Benjamin Duvivier, this specimen 7,62 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl., 1707; Gad-361; Fr-475. Dr/4 № 881, Dr/2 № 605.

Source:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.

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