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1695-G [Poitiers Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91 type.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 CAD Estimated At:400.00 - 450.00 CAD
1695-G [Poitiers Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91 type.
SOLD
325.00CAD+ buyer's premium (65.00)
This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 18:46UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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1695-G [Poitiers Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91 type. Very Fine, on a virgin planchet, but not one made of billon – this is a CONTEMPORARY COUNTERFEIT, struck in a high-copper content planchet that was likely silvered before or after striking. A very well-made counterfeit, this would have certainly fooled just about everyone at the time, especially if it had been silvered, the legends are correct and the designs are pretty good, though not perfect. A closer examination shows some obvious flaws, such as no different at the top of the obverse, a large raised dot at the center of either side (likely used as the points of a compass to lay out the legends), and most notably the 6 in the date is practically laying down flat. While some counterfeits of the era were laughably crude, others were made with some skill, and done by talented engravers. Extremely rare, few counterfeits of the era were saved by collectors.