France 1718-S louis d'or Fr-453

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Sincona sale 38, lot 1299

This specimen was lot 1299 in Sincona sale 38 (Zurich, May 2017), where it sold for 3,400 CHF (about US$4,078 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Königreich, Louis XV. 1715-1774 Louis dor à la croix de Malte 1718 S. Reims. Gutes vorzüglich. Leicht justiert. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, louis d'or à la croix de Malte, Reims mint, Good extremely fine, Minor adjustment marks.)"

Droulers[2] notes this French type, called a louis d'or à la croix du Saint Esprit, was struck 1718-19 and replaced the louis d'or de Noailles, which was 12.23 grams.

Recorded mintage: 143,000[2].

Specification: 9.79 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 22-23 mm diameter, this specimen 9.79 g.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1633; Fr-453; Gadoury 336, Dr/4 № 798, Dr/2 № 537, KM 468.6.

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]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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