Louis XVI
Gold – Louis d’or – à la tête nue – 1788 A Paris – Old fake – Gilt platinum
950€
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Louis XVI
EF
Gold – Louis d’or – à la tête nue – 1788 A Paris – Old fake – Gilt platinum
950€
Description:
This coin has a pleasant appearance. Evenly worn coin. Scratch on obverse and surface hairlines. This coin circulated as real in the past. Very well-crafted period fakes. Period fake in noble “platinum” metal. Bust and engraving coarser than the original. Unique and unpublished.
Period
Louis XVI
Type
Old Fake
Year
1788
Mint name
Paris
Diameter
23 mm
Weight
7,6 g
Metal
Gilt platinum
Rarity
Very rare
Mintage
Not determined
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Comments :
Unpublished.
Very well-crafted period fakes, often made in illegal workshops, intended to deceive the population. These coins circulated as real in the past. At the time, possessing and putting counterfeit money into circulation was punishable by death.
