1 Liard - Louis XV

Features

Issuer	France
King	Louis XV (1715-1774)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1719-1723
Value	1 Liard (1⁄80 LT)
Currency	Livre tournois (1204-1795)
Composition	Copper
Weight	3.058 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 8753
References	Dy royales# 1694 Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). , Ciani Royales# 2143 Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France. , Gad R2# 270, 270a 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.

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Obverse

Portrait right

Script: Latin

Lettering: LUDOVICUS. XV. DEI. GRATIA

Engraver: Norbert Roettiers

Reverse

Crowned shield of France. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: .FRANCIÆ. ET. S .NAVARRÆ. REX 1721

Engraver: Norbert Roettiers

Edge

Plain

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)
H	La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
ɔc	Besançon, France
S	Reims, France
V	Troyes, France

Comments

''Legal tender 3 deniers tournois, manufactured following the edict of July 1719 to the tune of 500,000 livres, i.e. 40 million pieces, officially intended "for the relief of the poor and for the small detail of commodities". As with the ½ sols of this type, the production records have entirely disappeared, with the exception of those of the Reims workshop. The price of this coin was raised to 8 deniers on August 28, 1720, lowered to 6 d. on September 21, to 5 d. on December 3, 1720, and finally back to 3 d. on March 27, 1724", Monnaies royales françaises.

GadR#270a: Use of the obverse corner of the twelfth ecu of France

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

''Cours légal 3 deniers tournois, fabriqué suite à l'édit de juillet 1719 à concurrence de 500.000 livres, soit 40 millions de pièces, officiellement destinées “au soulagement des pauvres et pour le menu détail des denrées”. Comme pour les ½ sols de ce type, les registres de fabrication ont entièrement disparu à l'exception de ceux de l'atelier de Reims. Le cours de cette pièce fut porté à 8 deniers le 28 août 1720, abaissé à 6 d. le 21 septembre, à 5 d. le 3 décembre 1720, enfin de nouveau à 3 d. le 27 mars 1724", Monnaies royales françaises

GadR#270a : Utilisation du coin d'avers du douzième d'écu de France

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF		Frequency
Undetermined
1719 A							5%
1719 AA							1.2%
1719 B							0.8%
1719 BB							0.4%
1719 H							0.4%
1719 S						(fr) GadR#270a	0.8%
1719 ϽϹ							1.6%
1720 A							11%
1720 AA							2%
1720 B							2%
1720 BB		$ 7.70	$ 7.70	$ 21			38%
1720 H							0.8%
1720 S							4%
1720 ϽϹ							5%
1720 ϽϹ						variant LUDOVICUS VX	0.8%
1721 A							9%
1721 AA							1.6%
1721 B							0.4%
1721 BB							2%
1721 H							0.8%
1721 S	3 150 000			$ 13	$ 37		24%
1721 V							1.2%
1721 ϽϹ							5%
1722 A							0.8%
1722 AA							0.4%
1722 B							1.2%
1722 BB							0.4%
1722 H							0.4%
1722 S							0.4%
1722 V							0.4%
1722 ϽϹ							0.4%
1723 A							1.6%
1723 AA							0.8%
1723 B							0.8%
1723 BB							0.4%
1723 H							0.8%
1723 S							0.4%
1723 V							0.4%
1723 ϽϹ							2%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	CGB E-auction n°362 Lot 275329	23 Mar 2020	1720 BB	F	USD 18.56 (EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CGB E-auction n°366 Lot 279013	20 Apr 2020	1720 BB	VG (B+/TB)	USD 19.72 (EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CGB E-auction n°395 Lot 307968	9 Nov 2020	1721 S	VF	USD 74.23 (EUR 64.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CGB E-auction n°552 Lot 482436	13 Nov 2023	1721 S	F	USD 5.80 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CGB E-auction n°549 Lot 476410	23 Oct 2023	1721 S	F	USD 4.64 (EUR 4.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CGB E-auction n°479 Lot 390559	20 Jun 2022	1721 S	F (TB+)	USD 12.76 (EUR 11.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CGB E-auction n°440 Lot 351739	20 Sep 2021	1721 S	F (TB+)	USD 25.52 (EUR 22.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 184 Lot 244	27 Feb 2026	Undetermined	VF	USD 19.72 (EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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