2 Louis d'Or - Louis XVI

Features

Issuer	France
King	Louis XVI (1774-1792)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1785-1792
Value	2 Gold Louis
Currency	Livre tournois (1204-1795)
Composition	Gold (.917)
Weight	15.279 g
Diameter	28 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 16367
References	Dy royales# 1706 Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). , Gad R2# 363 Francesco Pastrone, Christian Charlet; 2018. Monnaies royales françaises de Louis XIII à Louis XVI / Volume 2: 1610-1792 (5^th Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. , Ciani Royales# 2182 Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France. , KM# 592 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Fr# 474 Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (7 volumes). , Clairand# 35004 Arnaud Clairand; 2023. Monnaies Royales Françaises et de la Révolution: 1610-1794 = French Royal and Revolutionary Coins. Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.

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Obverse

Naked head on the left of Louis XVI. Caption starting at 19 h. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: LUD• XVI• D• G• FR• ET NAV• REX

Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier

Reverse

Two joined shields of France and Navarre, under a crown. Below the letter of workshop. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: CHRS • REGN • VINC • IMPER 1786

Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier

Edge

Corded. Automatically translated

Mints

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)
H	La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I	Limoges, France (?-1837)
K	Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
M	Toulouse, France (?-1837)
MA	Marseille, France (?-1858)
N	Montpellier, France
Q	Perpignan, France (?-1837)
R	Orléans, France
T	Nantes, France (?-1837)
W	Lille, France (1685-1858)

Marks

	Jean Dupeyron de la Coste II, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1784-1791)
	L. Nourrissant de Forest, Mint Master, Limoges (1766-1791)
	Louis-Théophile-François Lepage, Mint Master, Lille (1785-1793)

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1785 A	27 014					KM#592.1 (Paris)
1785 D						KM#592.5 (Lyon)
1785 I						KM#592.7 (Limoges)
1785 T	650					KM#592.14 (Nantes)
1785 W	3 960					KM#592.15 (Lille)
1786 A	2 641 702		$ 2700	$ 2800		KM#592.1 (Paris)
1786 AA	306 513					KM#592.2 (Metz)
1786 B	251 000					KM#592.3 (Rouen)
1786 BB	139 000					KM#592.4 (Strasbourg)
1786 D	1 071 507				$ 3300	KM#592.5 (Lyon)
1786 H	43 000			$ 2800		KM#592.6 (La Rochelle)
1786 I	208 012		$ 2300	$ 2400	$ 2600	KM#592.7 (Limoges)
1786 K	492 022	$ 3300			$ 3600	KM#592.8 (Bordeaux)
1786 N	217 279			$ 1900		KM#592.11 (Montpellier)
1786 T	396 032			$ 2100	$ 3800	KM#592.14 (Nantes)
1786 W	239 440					KM#592.15 (Lille)
1787 A						KM#592.1 (Paris)
1787 AA	155 000					KM#592.2 (Metz)
1787 B	87 000					KM#592.3 (Rouen)
1787 D	108 678					KM#592.5 (Lyon)
1787 H	12 000					KM#592.6 (La Rochelle)
1787 I	10 117					KM#592.7 (Limoges)
1787 K	42 000					KM#592.8 (Bordeaux)
1787 N	27 000					KM#592.11 (Montpellier)
1787 R						KM# 592.13 (Orléans)
1787 T	3 073					KM#592.14 (Nantes)
1787 W						KM#592.15 (Lille)
1788 A						KM#592.1 (Paris)
1788 AA	153 000					KM#592.2 (Metz)
1788 B	19 000					KM#592.3 (Rouen)
1788 D						KM#592.5 (Lyon)
1788 K	18 043					KM#592.8 (Bordeaux)
1788 T	7 233					KM#592.14 (Nantes)
1788 W						KM#592.15 (Lille)
1789 AA						KM#592.2 (Metz)
1789 B						KM#592.3 (Rouen)
1789 K	23 418					KM#592.8 (Bordeaux)
1789 MA						KM# 592.10 (Marseille)
1789 Q						KM# 592.12 (Perpignan)
1789 T						KM#592.14 (Nantes)
1789 W						KM#592.15 (Lille)
1790 A						KM#592.1 (Paris)
1790 AA						KM#592.2 (Metz)
1790 B						KM#592.3 (Rouen)
1790 BB	6 819					KM#592.4 (Strasbourg)
1790 K	7 381					KM#592.8 (Bordeaux)
1790 M						KM# 592.9 (Toulouse)
1790 MA						KM# 592.10 (Marseille)
1790 Q	2 944					KM# 592.12 (Perpignan)
1790 T	667					KM#592.14 (Nantes)
1790 W	12 421					KM#592.15 (Lille)
1791 A	34 088					KM#592.1 (Paris)
1791 AA	1 150					KM#592.2 (Metz)
1791 B	1 072					KM#592.3 (Rouen)
1791 BB	4 230					KM#592.4 (Strasbourg)
1791 K	903					KM#592.8 (Bordeaux)
1791 M	8 921					KM# 592.9 (Toulouse)
1791 T	667					KM#592.14 (Nantes)
1791 W	7 959					KM#592.15 (Lille)
1792 A						KM#592.1 (Paris)
1792 BB						KM#592.4 (Strasbourg)

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Actual gold weight: 0.450 oz

Current gold price: 4439.98 USD/oz (see gold price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2023 December 10 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction 61352 Lot 22182	10 Dec 2023	1785 A – KM#592.1 (Paris)	AU (NGC AU55)	USD 1680.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Künker Auction 437 Lot 496	28 Jan 2026	1786 A – KM#592.1 (Paris)	AU (NGC MS63)	USD 3481.76 (EUR 3000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Heritage Auctions 2024 August 26 Spotlight: France and French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61400 Lot 22110	26 Aug 2024	1786 A – KM#592.1 (Paris)	AU (NGC AU55)	USD 1560.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2024 August 26 Spotlight: France and French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61400 Lot 22109	26 Aug 2024	1786 A – KM#592.1 (Paris)	AU (NGC AU58)	USD 1500.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2024 April 8 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction 61380 Lot 23045	8 Apr 2024	1786 A – KM#592.1 (Paris)	AU (NGC AU58)	USD 1680.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Katz Auction 116 Lot 52	9 Mar 2024	1786 A – KM#592.1 (Paris)	XF	USD 1422.88 (EUR 1226.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232350 Lot 62230	7 Dec 2023	1786 A – KM#592.1 (Paris)	XF (NGC XF Details (Cleaned))	USD 1110.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Katz Jubilee Auction 100 Lot 282	23 Nov 2023	1786 A – KM#592.1 (Paris)	XF	USD 1305.66 (EUR 1125.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	The Coinhouse Auctions Auction 38 Lot 663	7 Oct 2023	1786 A – KM#592.1 (Paris)	XF	USD 1044.53 (EUR 900.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© The Coinhouse Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2024 April 8 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction 61380 Lot 23046	8 Apr 2024	1786 AA – KM#592.2 (Metz)	AU (PCGS AU53)	USD 1560.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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