France 1786-I 2 louis d'or

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Sincona sale 83, lot 2792

This specimen was lot 2792 in Sincona sale 83 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,071 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANKREICH, Louis XVI. 1774-1792. 2 Louis d`or à la tête nue 1786 I, Limoges. 1. Semester. Fast vorzüglich. Kratzer und Justierungen (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-92, double louis of the bare head of 1786, Limoges mint, first semester. About extremely fine, Scratches and adjustment marks)." This is a fairly common double louis d'or à la tête nue from the Limoges mint. 1786 is the peak year of issue for this type, with the Paris mint leading eleven mints with 2,641,702 examples. 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: 206,698.

Specification: 15.29 g, 0.917 fine gold, 28 mm diameter, .451 troy oz AGW, designed by Benjamin Duvivier; this specimen 15.23 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 877, Dr/2 № 604, Fr-474; KM 592.7; Gad-363.

Source:

  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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