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1740 1 Gold Louis - Louis XV
🇫🇷 France · Livre Tournois · 1204–1793
| Weight | 8.158 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Mintage | 235,449 Combined across issues: 9 8,202; A 104,000; B 5,904; BB 6,795; E 5,517; L 42,000; N 9,007; O 7,215; Q 4,408; T 36,000; W 6,401; reported issues only — 2 further varieties unpublished |
| Edge | Rope-shaped |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 91.70% Gold |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Joseph-Charles Röettiers |
| Reference | KM# 513, Ciani Royales# 2088, Clairand# 34018 |
| Collector's Key World ID | CKW-FRA-1397 |
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How many 1740 France 1 Gold Louis - Louis XV coins were minted?
At least 235,449 were struck. Combined across issues: 9 8,202; A 104,000; B 5,904; BB 6,795; E 5,517; L 42,000; N 9,007; O 7,215; Q 4,408; T 36,000; W 6,401; reported issues only; 2 further varieties unpublished.
What is a 1740 France 1 Gold Louis - Louis XV made of?
0.917 Gold, weighing 8.158 g.
What is the melt value of a 1740 France 1 Gold Louis - Louis XV?
It contains 0.2405 troy ounces of gold. Multiply that by the gold spot price for its melt value. Gold price today
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