1 Louis - Louis XVI

Features

Issuer	France
King	Louis XVI (1774-1792)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1774-1785
Value	1 Gold Louis = 24 Livres (24 LT)
Currency	Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition	Gold (.917)
Weight	8.14 g
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 270865
References	KM# 567, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Dy royales# 1704, Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales / Tome 1 : de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793) (2e édition). Maison Platt, Paris, France. And 1 more volumes. Fr# 471, Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, Robert Friedberg; 2017. Gold Coins of the World : From Ancient Times to the Present (9^th edition). Coin & Currency Institute, Williston, Vermont, United States. GadR# 359, Francesco Pastrone, Christian Charlet; 2018. Monnaies royales françaises : Louis XIII à Louis XVI, 1610-1712 : cuivre, billon, argent, or. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco. Ciani# 2179 Louis Ciani; 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France.

Obverse

Bust left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LUD XVI D G FR ET NAV REX
DUVIV

Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier

Reverse

Crowned shield of France and Navarre

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CHR REGN VINC IMPER 1782
H

Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier

Edge

Corded. Automatically translated

Mints

&	Aix-en-Provence, France
A	Paris, France (600-1973)
B	Rouen, France (?-1858)
BB	Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
D	Lyon, France (?-1858)
H	La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I	Limoges, France (?-1837)
K	Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
L	Bayonne, France (?-1837)
M	Toulouse, France (?-1837)
N	Montpellier, France
Q	Perpignan, France (?-1837)
R	Orléans, France
W	Lille, France (1685-1858)

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Date		Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1774 A		490 000
1775 &		37 000
1775 A		221 000
1775 BB		604
1775 D		13 000
1775 H		5 315
1775 I		2 397
1775 K		934
1775 L		24 000
1775 M		8 491
1775 N		19 000
1775 Q		1 220
1775 W		91 000
1776 &		19 000
1776 A		133 000
1776 H		2 443
1776 L		11 000
1776 N		13 000
1776 R		431
1777 &		13 000
1777 A		104 000
1777 H		3 156
1777 L		813
1778 &		8 255
1778 A		48 000
1778 H		2 680
1778 N		2 664
1779 &		3 352
1779 A		6 899
1779 H		4 880
1779 N		2 208
1779 T
1780 &		1 266
1780 A		2 895
1780 BB		391
1780 H		2 779
1780 K
1780 N		340
1780 R
1781 &		517
1781 A		6 333
1781 BB		394
1781 H		2 325
1781 N		1 116
1782 &		1 272
1782 A		255 000
1782 H		3 863
1782 N		1 897
1782 R		226
1783 &		2 802
1783 A		90 000
1783 H		3 061
1783 M		1 173
1783 N		1 746
1784 &		274
1784 A		16 000
1784 H		1 166
1784 M		1 525
1784 N		354
1785 B		13 000
1785 BB		541
1785 H		747
1785 N		414

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Bullion value: USD 456.28 Search tips

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232025 Lot 63288	Jun 17, 2020	1774 A	VF (NGC VF Details (Saltwater Damage))	USD 840.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232241 Lot 62429	Oct 6, 2022	1780 A	XF (NGC XF45)	USD 720.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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