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1696-X [Amiens Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:40.00 CAD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 CAD
1696-X [Amiens Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93.

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1696-X [Amiens Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 93. Very Good or so, better than that in terms of wear, but rather weakly overstruck on an earlier douzain with the 1640 countermark, the obverse sharper than the reverse. About half the obverse legend is visible, including most of the date, the reverse with maybe a third of the legend visible. The mintmark itself is only partially visible, but the parts of the differents that are visible point to the Amiens mint – which is COMPLETELY UNLISTED for this year in Gadoury, for any of his three planchet types (though the mint is known to have struck this denomination in 1695, so this year would not be unexpected). That said, there is certainly some room for debate over the mintmark and we hope interested bidders will examine the piece thoroughly and come to their own conclusion.