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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Siberian Man, post: 2055807, member: 22500&quot;]- 1/2 louis d&#039;or (gold .917, weight - 3,35 g. It was the standard until the 1716th).</p><p>The release of the 1716: weight - 4,079 g. The release of 1717: weight - 3,059 g. The release of 1718: weight - 3,059 g. (Rouen Mint) and 4,835 g. (Strasbourg and Lyon Mints). Since 1726 until the 1784 (the last release) thre weight was 4,079 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>- louis d&#039;or (gold .917, weight - 6,69 g.). At 1709-1715 the weight was 8,13 g. After the death of the king Louis XIV (1643-1715) the weight of louis d&#039;or was 8,158 g. (at 1715-1716) but since the 1717th the weight was 6,118 g. only.</p><p>At 1718-1723 the weight of louis d&#039;or was 9,79 g,, but at 1724-25 - 6,525 g. only.</p><p>Since 1726 until 1785 the weight of louis d&#039;or was 8,158 g. At 1785 the weight of a coins from Paris and Metz Mints about 7,649 grams were reduced (at the same time, the weight of a coins from Rouen, Strasbourg, La Rochelle and Monpelye Mints was 8,158 g.).</p><p>Since the 1786 until 1791 (the last release) the weight of louis d&#039;or was 7,649 g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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