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1695-H [La Rochelle Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:100.00 CAD Estimated At:250.00 - 300.00 CAD
1695-H [La Rochelle Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93.

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1695-H [La Rochelle Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93. Very Fine, boldly overstruck over an earlier douzain with the 1640 countermark, with just a little of the host coin visible at the periphery, beyond the edge of the Sol dies and the flattened out oval countermark visible on the upper reverse. The legends from the Sol are nearly complete, a few letters lost at the left side of the obverse and some others weaker on either side, but visible. The date is sharp, as is the mintmark on the reverse. This is an UNLISTED date and mintmark combination in Gadoury as any overstrike, with or without the countermark; indeed, the date and mint are so rare that they were not listed in the earlier editions of Gadoury, while the 2018 edition lists them as only coming on new planchet stock. Medium gunmetal gray, the surfaces fairly clean, and with just one edge split at the lower obverse. Very rare as a date, perhaps unique over an earlier douzain with the 1640 countermark, and an important piece for the specialist!