French gold!

[Bully1970]

Last Sunday in miserable wet and windy conditions the Whites TDI beachunter sniffed this out in the sands...

Double Louis D'or 1787

Issuer - France
King - Louis XVI (1774-1792)
Type - Standard circulation coin
Years - 1785-1792
Value - 2 Louis d'Or (48)
Currency - Livre tournois (781-1795)
Composition - Gold (.917)
Weight - 15.279 g
Diameter - 28 mm
Mint - Rouen (87000 of these were produced)

My first gold coin, so I was very happy! a few modern coins came up and also a copper 16xx 8 maravedis in poor condition.

 

[ARC]

Banner find... well done.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Fantastic !!!

 

[Steve in PA]

Wonderful find. Congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

Lovely looking coin!

 

[Blak bart]

Banner from me too...congrats on the sweet French gold !!

 

[pepperj]

Beautiful looking gold you recovered-deserves to be up top.

 

[BennyV]

Last Sunday in miserable wet and windy conditions the Whites TDI beachunter sniffed this out in the sands...

Double Louis D'or 1787

Issuer - France
King - Louis XVI (1774-1792)
Type - Standard circulation coin
Years - 1785-1792
Value - 2 Louis d'Or (48)
Currency - Livre tournois (781-1795)
Composition - Gold (.917)
Weight - 15.279 g
Diameter - 28 mm
Mint - Rouen (87000 of these were produced)

My first gold coin, so I was very happy! a few modern coins came up and also a copper 16xx 8 maravedis in poor condition.

Damn! Did you find that in NJ?

 

[crashbandicoot]

What everybody dreams of finding!!!!Great score,more power to ya.

 

[Bully1970]

Damn! Did you find that in NJ?

No mate, Jersey....we are a tiny Island in the Channel in between France and the UK....closer to France though. :-)

 

[BennyV]

No mate, Jersey....we are a tiny Island in the Channel in between France and the UK....closer to France though. :-)

Sorry. Im very cultured as you can tell lol

 

[Gare]

AMAZING finds thanks for sharing