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1697-H [La Rochelle Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:100.00 CAD Estimated At:250.00 - 300.00 CAD
1697-H [La Rochelle Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91.

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1697-H [La Rochelle Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91. Very Fine, overstruck on an earlier douzain, without the 1640 countermark. The host coin was clipped, giving a diamond-shaped look to the Sol. Weak at the extreme left obverse and upper left reverse, the rest of the legends sharp on either side. The date is bold, the mintmark a bit weaker but all visible and clearly an H – the mintmark verified by the acorn different on the obverse which is sharp, and was first used at this mint in this exact year (though records do not exist identifying the engraver it signifies). This is important because this is an UNLISTED date and mintmark in Gadoury, for being overstruck on a later douzain, though he does list it struck over the earlier, larger douzains (his type 92, but without any mintage figures. Quite rare, and a charming specimen.