FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved). 1715–1774. CU Liard à la vieille tête (20mm, 2.64 g, 6h). Reims mint; différents: Poppy in bloom/gosling. Jérôme Savoye, engraver. Jean-Baptiste Cliquot, director. Dated 1770 S. Duplessy 1701; Ciani 2149; KM 543.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65 RB. Choice reddish brown uncirculated. Only two have been graded for the date and both graded MS 65 RB. None graded higher for the type.
Purchased from A. H. Baldwin & Sons.