France 1789-B louis d'or

Goldberg sale 128, lot 1338

This specimen was lot 1338 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. Louis d'or au buste nu, 1789-B (Rouen). Louis XVI. PCGS graded Very Fine Detail (Cleaned)." This louis d'or à la tête nue from the Rouen mint is much scarcer than 1789-A (Paris), 1789-D (Lyon) or 1789-W (Lille). 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.

Recorded mintage: 34,185, a scarce date^[2].

Specification: 7.65 g, .917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, designed by Benjamin Duvivier.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 661, Dr/2 no. 605, Fr-475; Gad-361; KM-591.3.

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, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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