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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 2011123, member: 4910&quot;]Got this little item instead of a US gold Kennedy half dollar:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_france_louisdor2_1786.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>France Gold Louis d&#039;Or 1786 - Louis XVI</p><p>(Actually a double Louis d&#039;Or)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Obverse:</p><p>LUD XVI D.G. FR ET NAV REX</p><p>Ludovicus XVI, Dei Gratia, Franciae et Navarrae Rex</p><p>(Louis XVI By the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre)</p><p>DUVIV (Engraver B. Duvivier) at base of head</p><p>Mint privy mark of heron below</p><p>Navarre was a kingdom split between Spain and France at the time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Reverse:</p><p>CHRS REGN VINC IMPER 1786</p><p>Christus regnat, vincit, imperat</p><p>(Christ reigns, conquers, governs)</p><p>A (Paris Mint mark)</p><p>Mint privy mark of lyre after &quot;IMPER&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Gold, 0.451oz, 15.24gm, 0.9167 fine, 28mm</p><p>Slightly smaller and lighter than a United States $10 Eagle.</p><p>From Heritage Auctions, graded AU with scratches,</p><p>I was the only bidder.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;Louises&quot; are mentioned in Robert Louis Stevenson&#039;s famous 1883 novel <i>Treasure Island </i>as being found in a pirate treasure chest.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One can look up Louis XVI, he died young and rather suddenly.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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