France 1728-I 1/2 louis d'or

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Goldberg sale 128, lot 1280
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This specimen was lot 1280 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. ½ Louis d'or aux lunettes, 1728-I (Limoges). Louis XV. PCGS graded About Uncirculated Detail (Scratch)." The half louis d'or aux lunettes was introduced in 1726 along with the larger louis d'or aux lunettes but quickly proved to be unnecessary. All the subsequent dates are rare to very rare. The Limoges mint struck this type 1726-34 and 1736, more than most.

Recorded mintage: est. 1,600, a rare date[2].

Specification: 4.08 g, .917 fine gold, reeded edge, designed by J. C. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 808, Dr/2 № 541, Fr-462; Gad-329; KM-488.6.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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