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1697-D [Lyon Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 92.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:175.00 CAD Estimated At:450.00 - 500.00 CAD
1697-D [Lyon Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 92.
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175.00CAD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 18:53UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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1697-D [Lyon Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 92. Very Fine, struck over an earlier, larger douzain, clearly a Henri II Douzain Aux Croissants of 1550, with nearly all of the legend of the host coin visible around the periphery, and the date of the undertype weak but visible at the middle left reverse. A really charming overstrike, the large planchet impressive, and the two rings of legends from each strike quite distinctive. Nice light silver color, a few small edge cracks from being struck twice. This is a COMPLETELY UNLISTED date and mintmark in Gadoury for any of his three planchet types – though Lyon is known to have struck this denomination in both 1696 and 1698 – as well as every other year from 1692-1799! – so it stands to reason it made some in 1697 as well. Doubtlessly extremely rare if it was unknown to Gadoury, and especially so overstruck on such a large, early, attributable host coin.