Louis XV

Gold – Double louis d’or – au bandeau – 1748 BB Strasbourg –  PCGS MS 63 – The Treasure of – Rue Mouffetard

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Louis XV double louis or bandeau 1748 BB trésor rue mouffetard PCGS MS 63 avers
Louis XV double louis or bandeau 1748 BB trésor rue mouffetard PCGS MS 63 revers
Louis XV double louis or bandeau 1748 BB trésor rue mouffetard PCGS MS 63 avers
Louis XV double louis or bandeau 1748 BB trésor rue mouffetard PCGS MS 63 revers

Louis XV

MS+

Gold – Double louis d’or – au bandeau – 1748 BB Strasbourg –  PCGS MS 63 – The Treasure of – Rue Mouffetard

8 000€

Description:

Very nice strike with light adjustments marks. Splendid coin with all the bright original luster.

Period
Louis XV
Type
Gold Double Louis d'or au bandeau
Year
1748
Mint name
Strasbourg
Diameter
29 mm
Weight
16,2g
Metal
Gold
Grading
PCGS MS 63
Rarity
Very rare
Mintage
179 175
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  • Pedigree :

    Provenance : The Treasure of Rue Mouffetard

    “Trésor rue Mouffetard” written on slab. Highest Grade.

    Top population PCGS MS 63. Rare condition. Scarce type for this treasure.

    https://www.pcgseurope.com/Cert/36714207

    Low mintage : 179 175 examples.

  • Comments :

    On the 24th of May 1938, some workers were demolishing a building on 51 and 53 rue Mouffetard in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. Hidden inside one of the walls, they found numerous rolls of gold coins wrapped in pieces of fabric, along with a will written by Louis Nivelle… read the article