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1695-O [Riom Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:150.00 CAD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 CAD
1695-O [Riom Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.
SOLD
180.00CAD+ buyer's premium (36.00)
This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 18:47UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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1695-O [Riom Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91. Choice Very Fine, boldly overstruck on an earlier douzain of Henri III which clearly shows a date of 1588 at the upper reverse, a most unusual occurrence on the Recoined issues! The legends for the Sol are mostly bold, a few letters intermingling with letters from the host coin undertype, and a few letters lost to a large cud at the lower right obverse – the cud on the Sol die, not the host coin. The date, mintmark and design detail are all sharp. Lovely rose gold surfaces, a really pretty color for one of these to tone down to, and on a fairly round planchet without any edge splits. UNLISTED on this type of planchet, Gadoury lists the date as coming on virgin planchets, as well as overstruck on the much larger and older host coins for his type 92, this piece adding a third major planchet type. Quite visually stunning with all that is going on – and especially rare with the full date of the undertype showing on a smaller planchet piece.