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1694/3-G [Poitiers Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:125.00 CAD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 CAD
1694/3-G [Poitiers Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.

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1694/3-G [Poitiers Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91. Very Fine, struck over an earlier douzain without a countermark. The host coin was clipped on two opposite sides, making the piece somewhat oblong in appearance. The clipping affects some of the legends on either side, as does the overstriking itself which has the undertype’s legend prominently visible at the upper right reverse. Somehow though, the date is strong, the final digit clearly showing that it was punched over an earlier 3; the mintmark on the reverse is also strong. Medium pewter color, the surfaces with a little light roughness but overall quite attractive. This is a COMPLETELY UNLISTED date and mint combination in Gadoury, for any of his three planchet types, and is also unlisted as an overdate; Poitiers is known to have struck this coinage in earlier and later dates, so a 1694 issue is not unexpected, though it is clearly one that is extremely rare if it escaped notice by collectors for several centuries! An important piece for the specialist.