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ANA Signature Sale 3041 Sess. 4 13 August 2015
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Louis XIV gold 2 Louis d'Or 1702-A MS61 NGC, Paris mint, KM335.1, Fr-435. A beautiful and problem-free example of this scarcer type. A search of recent auction appearances of this type reveals that it often comes poorly struck or with distracting issues of some sort or another. While this example is overstruck on an earlier type as so many others were, the strong strike and lovely toning more than makes up for that fact. It is quite remarkable as a Mint State example, since the highest graded example we have been able to find that has sold in recent years was a PCGS AU58 sold by Maison Palombo in November, 2012, which hammered at 8,000 CHF ($8,624). Being several points higher than that specimen, we would not be surprised to see this piece surpass that mark.
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD
Louis XIV gold 2 Louis d'Or 1702-A MS61 NGC, Paris mint, KM335.1, Fr-435. A beautiful and problem-free example of this scarcer type. A search of recent auction appearances of this type reveals that it often comes poorly struck or with distracting issues of some sort or another. While this example is overstruck on an earlier type as so many others were, the strong strike and lovely toning more than makes up for that fact. It is quite remarkable as a Mint State example, since the highest graded example we have been able to find that has sold in recent years was a PCGS AU58 sold by Maison Palombo in November, 2012, which hammered at 8,000 CHF ($8,624). Being several points higher than that specimen, we would not be surprised to see this piece surpass that mark.
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD