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1705-Crowned L [Lille Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 CAD Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 CAD
1705-Crowned L [Lille Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.
SOLD
250.00CAD+ (50.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 18:58UTC-4 : AST/EDT

Buyer’s Premiums will be added on all items as per the Terms & Conditions of the sale. Invoices will be emailed out after The Toronto Coin Expo.

1705-Crowned L [Lille Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91. Very Fine, struck on a virgin planchet, very slightly off-center to the left, affecting the tops of some of the letters on that side, though everything can be made out there and the rest of the legends, date and mintmark are all strong. Medium rose gold, the surfaces with the expected light roughness, but overall quite attractive. This was the final year of issue for the Sol denomination, struck only at this mint – which had not struck any of the denomination since 1701. The 1702 and 1703 issues were also struck at just one mint each, and likely represent using up whatever supply of blank billon planchets remained on hand. Extremely rare, and on the few occasions when an example from this date and mint is sold at auction it usually brings a higher price than any other Sol, the final year of this coinage making it even more desirable for collectors.