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1734-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 CAD Estimated At:500.00 - 600.00 CAD
1734-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol.

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1734-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol. Nearly Very Fine, the reverse weaker than the obverse, especially at the lower half, with the legends in that portion mostly gone, and a few stray letters weak on the obverse as well. The date is sharp. Russet brown, the surfaces with a light roughness, especially on the weaker part of the reverse, as well as a few planchet flaws and a couple scrapes on the obverse – the coin looks better in person than this strict description makes it sound! The Perpignan mint didn’t strike the Sol in 1727, but did strike it in 1728 and 1729 (this date not listed in Gadoury, and a single example now known). It is unknown why after a solid half decade of not coining the denomination Perpignan cut dies and issued more in 1734. Brodus was still the engraver, and his hat mark is visible before the date – but the shell different on the obverse has migrated from the end of the legend to directly under the bust, and that may indicate that someone new was in the mint director job (often this passed from father to son and the shell may have been kept to indicate the same family but the location changed to indicate that it was not the same director as before). Quite rare, Smith noted just 5 examples of the date in his survey of 262 Sols – and this final year of issue often comes in wretched condition.