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1700-Crowned L [Lille Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:150.00 CAD Estimated At:350.00 - 400.00 CAD
1700-Crowned L [Lille Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.

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1700-Crowned L [Lille Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91. Extremely Fine/Very Fine, the reverse weaker than the obverse due only to the lightly rough planchet one nearly always sees on pieces struck on virgin planchet stock, that roughness affecting some of the legends on the reverse, though the date and mintmark are both bold. Deep golden color, attractive with this darker hue, no real marks from circulation. At the turn of the century the coinage of the denomination slowed down, and much of the earlier billon douzains had already been recoined, with Gadoury listing only three mints in 1700 striking this denomination over earlier douzains, all with paltry mintage figures, one of them with just 1,200 pieces recoined, likely using up whatever limited coins were on hand; after 1700 the supply of earlier douzains appears to have run out, and the very rare subsequent issues are all known only on virgin planchet stock. ANY piece of this type dated 1700 or later is quite rare, and seldom offered for sale.