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1690’s-H [La Rochelle Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 92.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:100.00 CAD Estimated At:250.00 - 300.00 CAD
1690’s-H [La Rochelle Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 92.

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1690’s-H [La Rochelle Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 92. Very Fine, the Sol overstruck on a much larger coin, amazingly a Louis XI Blanc du Soleil, which was struck February 11, 1475 – meaning it was in circulation for over 200 years before being recoined! The host coin is amazingly sharp, with full legends on either side, and a fair amount of design detail poking through the centers. The Sol overstrike is strong at the centers, but weaker at the peripheries so that much of the legend (and date) were never struck up at all. Gadoury lists La Rochelle using these very early host coins for both 1694 and 1697. A really eye-popping overstrike given the extremely large planchet with so much of the distinct legend of the host coin still visible. This is likely the earliest verifiable host coin known for any of the Recoined Sol issues, and is quite special as such.