France 1727-& louis d'or
This specimen was lot 20460 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1727-&. Aix Mint. Louis XV. NGC MS-65. Vibrant lemon-yellow coloration is accompanied by scattered patina on each side. The surfaces are intensely lustrous and satiny, free from any traces of friction. Sharply struck across all regions, showing just a hint of planchet adjustment at the central reverse. The only example certified by NGC and RARE in Gem Mint State." This type, introduced in 1726 as part of Cardinal Fleury's coinage reform, terminated the constant financial manipulations which had bedeviled the regency period. Its initial face value was 20 livres, which was raised to 24 livres in May 1726. This date obtains a slight premium over the 1726-A but is otherwise common.
Reported Mintage: 105,180[2].
Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 800, Fr-461; KM-489.27; Dupl-1640; Gad-340.
- [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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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- 1726-A louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-B louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-BB louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-D louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-L louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-P louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-R louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726-9 louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1726 louis d'or aux lunettes du Béarn
- 1727 seize deniers des mines de France
- 1727-BB vingtième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-Z vingtième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-& vingtième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-& demi-écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-A écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-AA écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-B écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-C écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-D écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-E écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-H écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-N écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-T écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-Y écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1727-C demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1727-G demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1727-I demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1727-A louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1727-AA louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1727-B louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1727-BB louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1727-C louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1727-E louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1727-N louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1727-P louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1727 louis d'or aux lunettes du Béarn
- Coins and currency dated 1727
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)