2 Louis d'Or - Louis XVI
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Louis XVI (1774-1792)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1775-1789 |
| Value | 2 Gold Louis |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 16.316 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 16366 |
| References | Dy royales# 1703 Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France. Arnaud Clairand; 2023. Monnaies Royales Françaises et de la Révolution: 1610-1794 = French Royal and Revolutionary Coins. Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
Obverse
Bust of Louis XVI on the left, in embroidered suit, with the order of the Holy Spirit, the hair tied on the nape of the neck by a ribbon. DUVIV on the edge of the neck. Legend starting at 19 h.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LUD• XVI• D• G• FR• ET NAV• REX•
B. DUVIV.
Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Reverse
Oval inclined shields of France and Navarre, under a crown. Different workshop below.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CHRS • RECN • VINC • IMPE 1777
Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Edge
Corded.
Mints
| & | Aix-en-Provence, France (?-1786) |
| 🐄 | Pau, France |
| A | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| AA | Metz, France (?-1803) |
| B | Rouen, France (?-1858) |
| BB | Strasbourg, France (?-1870) |
| D | Lyon, France (413-1858) |
| I | Limoges, France (?-1837) |
| K | Bordeaux, France (?-1880) |
| L | Bayonne, France (?-1837) |
| M | Toulouse, France (?-1837) |
| N | Montpellier, France |
| Q | Perpignan, France (?-1837) |
| T | Nantes, France (?-1837) |
| W | Lille, France (1685-1858) |
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1775 & | 67 000 | KM#575.15 (Aix) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 A | 10 285 | KM#575.1 (Paris) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 AA | 678 | KM#575.2 (Metz) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 B | 4 853 | KM#575.3 (Rouen) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 BB | 5 378 | KM#575.4 (Strasbourg) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 D | 64 000 | KM#575.5 (Lyon) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 I | 39 246 | KM#575.7 (Limoges) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 K | 38 000 | KM#575.8 (Bordeaux) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 L | 18 000 | KM#575.9 (Bayonne) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 M | 1 328 | KM#575.10 (Toulouse) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 Q | 1 220 | KM#575.12 (Perpignan) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 T | 12 000 | KM#575.13 (Nantes) | |||||||||||||
| 1775 W | 68 000 | KM#575.14 (Lille) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 & | 29 000 | KM#575.15 (Aix) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 A | 9 662 | KM#575.1 (Paris) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 AA | 269 | KM#575.2 (Metz) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 B | 5 724 | KM#575.3 (Rouen) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 BB | 4 423 | KM#575.4 (Strasbourg) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 D | 
|
79 000 | $ 4100 | KM#575.5 (Lyon) | |||||||||||
| 1776 I | 35 046 | KM#575.7 (Limoges) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 K | 73 000 | KM#575.8 (Bordeaux) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 L | 15 269 | KM#575.9 (Bayonne) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 M | 4 332 | KM#575.10 (Toulouse) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 N | 5 027 | KM#575.11 (Montpellier) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 Q | 14 000 | KM#575.12 (Perpignan) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 T | 7 737 | KM#575.13 (Nantes) | |||||||||||||
| 1776 W | 49 000 | KM#575.14 (Lille) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 & | 14 000 | KM#575.15 (Aix) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 A | 275 | KM#575.1 (Paris) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 AA | 525 | KM#575.2 (Metz) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 B | 6 828 | KM#575.3 (Rouen) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 BB | 2 498 | KM#575.4 (Strasbourg) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 D | 53 000 | KM#575.5 (Lyon) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 I | 32 016 | KM#575.7 (Limoges) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 K | 39 083 | KM#575.8 (Bordeaux) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 M | 4 560 | KM#575.10 (Toulouse) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 N | 5 347 | KM#575.11 (Montpellier) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 Q | 3 586 | KM#575.12 (Perpignan) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 T | 9 890 | KM#575.13 (Nantes) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 W | 96 000 | KM#575.14 (Lille) | |||||||||||||
| 1777 🐄 | |||||||||||||||
| 1778 & | 5 905 | KM#575.15 (Aix) | |||||||||||||
| 1778 AA | 259 | KM#575.2 (Metz) | |||||||||||||
| 1778 B | 2 902 | KM#575.3 (Rouen) | |||||||||||||
| 1778 D | 19 000 | KM#575.5 (Lyon) | |||||||||||||
| 1778 H | 4 154 | KM#575.6 (La Rochelle) | |||||||||||||
| 1778 I | 1 960 | KM#575.7 (Limoges) | |||||||||||||
| 1778 K | 1 850 | KM#575.8 (Bordeaux) | |||||||||||||
| 1778 M | 6 273 | KM#575.10 (Toulouse) | |||||||||||||
| 1778 Q | 1 074 | KM#575.12 (Perpignan) | |||||||||||||
| 1778 T | 8 749 | KM#575.13 (Nantes) | |||||||||||||
| 1778 W | 42 000 | KM#575.14 (Lille) | |||||||||||||
| 1778 🐄 | |||||||||||||||
| 1779 A | KM#575.1 (Paris) | ||||||||||||||
| 1779 AA | 307 | KM#575.2 (Metz) | |||||||||||||
| 1779 B | 682 | KM#575.3 (Rouen) | |||||||||||||
| 1779 BB | 179 | KM#575.4 (Strasbourg) | |||||||||||||
| 1779 I | KM#575.7 (Limoges) | ||||||||||||||
| 1779 M | 3 225 | KM#575.10 (Toulouse) | |||||||||||||
| 1779 T |
|
2 849 | KM#575.13 (Nantes) | ||||||||||||
| 1779 W | 13 000 | KM#575.14 (Lille) | |||||||||||||
| 1780 B | 443 | KM#575.3 (Rouen) | |||||||||||||
| 1780 I | 841 | KM#575.7 (Limoges) | |||||||||||||
| 1780 M | 233 | KM#575.10 (Toulouse) | |||||||||||||
| 1780 T | 2 660 | KM#575.13 (Nantes) | |||||||||||||
| 1780 W | 9 240 | KM#575.14 (Lille) | |||||||||||||
| 1781 AA | 487 | KM#575.2 (Metz) | |||||||||||||
| 1781 B | 130 | KM#575.3 (Rouen) | |||||||||||||
| 1781 I | 261 | KM#575.7 (Limoges) | |||||||||||||
| 1781 K | 404 | KM#575.8 (Bordeaux) | |||||||||||||
| 1781 M | 770 | KM#575.10 (Toulouse) | |||||||||||||
| 1781 T | 1 637 | KM#575.13 (Nantes) | |||||||||||||
| 1781 W | 8 100 | KM#575.14 (Lille) | |||||||||||||
| 1781 🐄 | |||||||||||||||
| 1782 AA | 123 | KM#575.2 (Metz) | |||||||||||||
| 1782 K | 910 | KM#575.8 (Bordeaux) | |||||||||||||
| 1782 M | 499 | KM#575.10 (Toulouse) | |||||||||||||
| 1782 T | 5 644 | KM#575.13 (Nantes) | |||||||||||||
| 1782 W | 24 000 | KM#575.14 (Lille) | |||||||||||||
| 1782 🐄 | |||||||||||||||
| 1783 A | 1 870 | KM#575.1 (Paris) | |||||||||||||
| 1783 AA | 279 | KM#575.2 (Metz) | |||||||||||||
| 1783 B | 1 956 | KM#575.3 (Rouen) | |||||||||||||
| 1783 K | 1 006 | KM#575.8 (Bordeaux) | |||||||||||||
| 1783 M | 499 | KM#575.10 (Toulouse) | |||||||||||||
| 1783 T | 5 683 | KM#575.13 (Nantes) | |||||||||||||
| 1783 W | 27 000 | KM#575.14 (Lille) | |||||||||||||
| 1784 A | 623 | KM#575.1 (Paris) | |||||||||||||
| 1784 AA | 324 | KM#575.2 (Metz) | |||||||||||||
| 1784 B | 1 444 | KM#575.3 (Rouen) | |||||||||||||
| 1784 K | 234 | KM#575.8 (Bordeaux) | |||||||||||||
| 1784 Q | 368 | KM#575.12 (Perpignan) | |||||||||||||
| 1784 T | 4 536 | KM#575.13 (Nantes) | |||||||||||||
| 1784 W | 13 000 | KM#575.14 (Lille) | |||||||||||||
| 1785 AA | 324 | KM#575.2 (Metz) | |||||||||||||
| 1785 B | 280 | KM#575.3 (Rouen) | |||||||||||||
| 1789 K | 779 | KM#575.8 (Bordeaux) | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 89
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Bullion value: USD 2089.82
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Actual gold weight: 0.481 oz
Current gold price: 4344.45 USD/oz (see gold price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Jubilee Auction 100 Lot 281 
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23 Nov 2023 | 1776 D – KM#575.5 (Lyon) | XF |
USD 1904.90
(EUR 1650.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 80 Lot 275
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5 Apr 2023 | 1776 D – KM#575.5 (Lyon) | XF |
USD 2125.40
(EUR 1841.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions 2020 October 11 The Caranett Collection Part III - Gold Coins of Western Europe & Britain - Including Nine #1 PCGS Registry Sets World Coins Special Monthly Online Auction 61173 Lot 98198
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11 Oct 2020 | 1779 T – KM#575.13 (Nantes) |
UNC (NGC MS64) |
USD 6002.40
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 138 Lot 164
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27 Sep 2024 | Undetermined | XF |
USD 2494.84
(EUR 2161.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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