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1695-N [Montpellier Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:75.00 CAD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 CAD
1695-N [Montpellier Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.
SOLD
115.00CAD+ buyer's premium (23.00)
This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 18:47UTC-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.

1695-N [Montpellier Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91. Very Fine, mostly bold, on a virgin planchet (Gadoury indicates both virgin stock and overstrikes exist for this mint). Full legends on either side, including the date and mintmark, the design details sharp. The die work is a little sloppy and the planchet appears to have a higher copper content than authorized, which was at least partially obscured at the time by silvering. We believe this to be a genuine mint product and not a contemporary counterfeit, especially as it matches up stylistically with an example from the mint dated 1696 offered later in the sale. An interesting example of some possible perfidy at the Montpellier Mint!