Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. BI Liard à la croiz du Saint-Esprit (15mm, 0.66 g, 6h). Lyon mint. Dated 1655. Duplessy 1577; Ciani 1974; KM 190. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 55. Choice toned about UNC. A very rare one year type that is almost never seen or offered.


Purchased from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, August 1970.