1082057 | UNITED STATES, Colonial & Related. France. Louis XV. 1720-A AR 20 Sols, 1/6 Ecu. NGC MS63. Paris. LUD · XV · D · G · FR · ET · NAV · REX ·. Young bust right / SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM. Crowned double L monogram. KM 453; Gadoury 296; Duplessy 1663.

Livre de la Compagnie des Indes. John Law issue. Currently the finest known at NGC as of January 2025


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This piece was used extensively in Louisiana and Canada. John Law had purchased the right to produce coins for his Compagnie des Indes (also known as the Mississippi Company) from the French government. He also produced paper money and bonds in ever-increasing numbers in the 1720-1 period. Wild inflation came about, and a financial collapse was the result, known today as the Mississippi Bubble.