Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved). 1715–1774. AV Louis d'or au bandeau (24mm, 8.15 g, 6h). Lille mint; différents: heron/lozenge. Hugues Gamot or Pierre-Emmanuel Gamot, engraver. Jean Dupeyron, director. Dated 1746 W. Duplessy 1643; Ciani 2088; Friedberg 464; KM 513.22. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Choice brilliant uncirculated, just a tiny bit of hay marking on the obverse. Superb type coin and none graded higher for the date.


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