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1696-“9” [Rennes Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:125.00 CAD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 CAD
1696-“9” [Rennes Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93.

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1696-“9” [Rennes Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93. Very Good to Fine, weakly overstruck on an earlier douzain that has the 1640 countermark, here visible on the obverse. The host coin was clipped and is now vaguely diamond-shaped. The Sol impression is weak, but about half the obverse and a third of the reverse legends are visible, the date faint but visible, the mintmark stronger. This is important since this is a COMPLETELY UNLISTED date and mintmark in Gadoury, for any of his three planchet types. Gadoury does list this mint striking the coinage in 1697, so a coinage for this date is not unexpected – though that coinage is reported to be on virgin planchet stock.