Louis XV

Gold – Louis d’or au bandeau – 1753/46 A Paris – Unlisted date – PCGS MS 64 – Treasure of rue Mouffetard

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Louis XV

MS+

Gold – Louis d’or au bandeau – 1753/46 A Paris – Unlisted date – PCGS MS 64 – Treasure of rue Mouffetard

5 000

Description:

Coin with all bright original luster. Splendid example.

Unpublished date 1753 struck on 46. Very scarce and not listed in the references books.

Coin certified PCGS MS 64. Very high grade.

Period
Louis XV
Type
Gold Louis d'or au bandeau
Year
1753
Semester
Second
Mint name
Paris
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
8,2 g
Metal
Gold
Grading
PCGS MS 64
Rarity
Very rare
Mintage
584891
  • Pedigree :

    Provenance : The Treasure of Rue Mouffetard.

    Coin from catalog Bourgey sales : lot 125 , 30 June 1953.

    Original Certificate delivered with the coin and old invoice. Very scarce document.

    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 NivelleRead the article on Tnumis Magazine