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Louis XV King Louis d’or 1715-1774

Louis XV, 1772-A KM 556.1; Friedberg 467, NGC graded MS63 A new and final Louis XV portrait type, the so-called vielle tete (“old head”) replaced the portrait au bandeau in 1771. The new type depicts the head of the king wearing a…
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Louis XV King 2 Louis d’or 1715-1774

Louis XV, 1773-W KM 557.8; Friedberg 466, PCGS graded AU-58 Reims. LUD · XV · D · G · FR · ET NAV · REX ·, laureate and draped bust of Louis XV left. Reverse: CHRS · REGN · VINC · IMPE (lozenge) 1773, crowned arms of France…
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Louis XV King 1/2 Louis d’or 1715-1774

Louis XV, 1752-S KM 517.7; Friedberg 465, PCGS graded MS-64 Reims. LUD · XV · D · G · FR · ET · NAV · REX, diademed head of Louis XV left. Reverse: CHRS · REGN · VINC · IMPER (symbol) 1752, crowned arms of France and Navarre. Purchased…
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Louis XV King Louis d’or 1715-1774

Louis XV, 1753-A KM 513.1; Friedberg 464, PCGS graded MS-65 Paris. LUD · XV · D · G · FR · ET NAV · REX ·, diademed head of Louis XV left. Reverse: CHRS · REGN · VINC · IMPER * 1753, crowned arms of France and Navarre. Purchased…
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Louis XV King Louis d’or 1715-1774

Louis XV, 1740-A KM 513.1; Friedberg 464, PCGS graded PR-63 In 1740 the traditional obverse portrait bust of Louis XV used for the louis d’or aux lunettes was replaced by a new portrait head. Whereas the previous bust depicted the king…
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Louis XV King 2 Louis d’or 1715-1774

Louis XV, 1764-Cow (Bearn) KM 522; Friedberg 463, PCGS graded MS-64 Bearn. LUD · XV · D · G · FR · · ET · NA · RE · (BD), diademed head of Louis XV left. Reverse: CHRS · REGN · VINC · IMPER (I) 1764, crowned arms of France…
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Louis XV King 1/2 Louis d’or 1715-1774

Louis XV, 1729/8-Rennes Cf. KM 488.15 (unrecorded overdate); Friedberg 462, PCGS graded MS-62 Rennes. LUD · XV D · G · FR · ET NAV · REX ·, draped bust of Louis XV left. Reverse: CHRS REGN VINC IMPER (bird) 1738, crowned arms…
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Louis XV King Louis d’or 1715-1774

Louis XV, 1738-B KM 489.3; Friedberg 461, PCGS graded MS-64 The louis d’or aux lunettes was so-named due to the reverse arrangement of the arms of France and Navarre displayed on oval shields. It was thought that the shields together…
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Louis XV King Louis d’or 1715-1774

Louis XV, 1735-A KM 489.1; Friedberg 461, PCGS graded MS-66 Louis XV succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XV at the ripe age of five years. Controlled by regents and chief ministers from an early age, the king was frequently indecisive…
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Louis XV King 1/2 louis d’or Mirliton palmes longues 1715-1774

Louis XV, 1724-A KM 473.1; Friedberg 460, PCGS graded MS-64+ Paris. LUD · XV · D · G · FR · ET · NAV · REX, laureate bust of Louis XV right. Reverse: CHRS · REGN · VINC · IMP ·, crowned double L monogram within wreath. Ex…