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1701-Crowned L [Lille Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91. Very Fine or nearly there, struck on a virgin planchet. A few letters weak on the obverse

1705-Crowned L [Lille Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91. Very Fine, struck on a virgin planchet, very slightly off-center to the left, affecting th

1690’s-A [Paris Mint] Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 91. Fine or better, boldly DOUBLE STRUCK, on a virgin planchet. While the date cannot be made out,

1690’s-H [La Rochelle Mint] Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 92. Very Fine, the Sol overstruck on a much larger coin, amazingly a Louis XI Blanc d

Unknown Date and Mint Recoined Sol de 15 Deniers, Gadoury 92. Impossible to grade, the Recoined Sol dies are BARELY struck over an earlier douzain of

1696-BB [Strasbourg Mint, as are all to follow] Sol of 16 Deniers. Gadoury 96. Very Fine, struck on a new planchet as are all of this coinage type (

1699-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Very Fine, a few letters weak but the date bold. The olive brown planchet appears to be more copper than billon. After a

1700-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Extremely Fine or better, the planchet with nearly full silvering, but a little chipped around the edges as made. Though

1701-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Choice Very Fine, an UNLISTED variety within the series, the obverse legend reading NA * REX at the right, instead of the

1702-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Fine or so, the legends weak at lower left obverse and corresponding part of the reverse, the rest full, including the dat

1702-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Uncirculated, an exceptional grade for one of these, made even better by being an UNLISTED variety with NA * REX on the ob

1703-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Extremely Fine or so, struck slightly off-center, affecting just the tops of the letters at the upper obverse and correspo

1703-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Choice Extremely Fine, well struck with the legends, date and design detail all bold, the planchet a lovely light silver,

1704-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Extremely Fine or so from wear, struck on the slightly grainy planchet that is typical for the flan neuf billon issues, th

1704/3-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Choice Extremely Fine, boldly struck, with the legend exceptionally strong, the obverse shield design sharp and just lig

1706-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Very Fine or so, struck on a somewhat grainy planchet which has darker areas along with lighter silver tone. Weak at the

1707-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Fine to Very Fine, the legends full though a few letters are weaker than their neighbors, the date is bold. Medium gray,

1708-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Fine or slightly better, the legends mostly full, though some letters weak, the date sharp. Medium pewter, slightly grain

1708/3-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Extremely Fine, well struck but on the typical grainy style of silvered billon planchet typically found. The designs ar

1710-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Fine, likely closer to a full VF in terms of wear, but somewhat erratically struck, with about three-quarters of the obver

1715-BB Sol of 16 Deniers. Very Fine or nearly there, well struck on the typical somewhat grainy planchet, here with a few small edge chips, but with

1710-H [La Rochelle Mint] Six Deniers of Dardennes, Gadoury 85. Fine or so, the date and mintmark weak but visible, the legends at the upper left obv

1710-& [Aix Mint] Six Deniers of Dardennes, Gadoury 85. Very Fine detail, a difficult coin to grade since it is a higher grade specimen that sp...

1711-H [La Rochelle Mint] Six Deniers of Dardennes, Gadoury 85. Very Fine or nearly there, just a trifle weak at the extreme right periphery, the leg

1711-N [Montpellier Mint] Six Deniers of Dardennes, Gadoury 85. Very Fine or so, struck on a somewhat brassy looking planchet, seen occasionally on t

1711-& [Aix Mint] Six Deniers of Dardennes, Gadoury 85. Very Fine, rather pleasing for an issue that is almost never seen with any sort of eye ...

1712-& [Aix Mint] Six Deniers of Dardennes, Gadoury 85. Fine to Very Fine, BOLDLY DOUBLE STRUCK, an extremely rare error in the series, the ori...

1711-AA [Metz Mint] Billon 15 Deniers. Vlack 12, Gadoury 95. Choice Extremely Fine, a very sharply struck example of this first-year-of-issue for th

1712-AA [Metz Mint] Billon 15 Deniers. Vlack 13, Gadoury 95. Fine to Very Fine, of the higher grade in terms of strike and wear, the planchet a bit

1712/1-AA [Metz Mint] Billon 15 Deniers. Vlack 13a, Gadoury 95. Very Fine or nearly there, struck on a somewhat grainy planchet as often seen on the

1713-AA [Metz Mint] Billon 15 Deniers. Vlack 14b, Gadoury 95. About Uncirculated, quite high grade for this tiny denomination. Boldly struck with t

1713/2-AA [Metz Mint] Billon 15 Deniers. Vlack 14a, Gadoury 95. Fine, the obverse a bit sharper. A most respectable grade for this extremely rare o

1709-AA [Metz Mint] Billon 30 Deniers. Vlack 7, Gadoury 102. Very Fine/Fine, the obverse stronger than the reverse. The legends, date and mintmark

1710-D [Lyon Mint] Billon 30 Deniers. Vlack 2, Gadoury 102. Uncirculated, a rare mint state survivor of this workhorse coinage, quite rare in this c

1710-AA [Metz Mint] Billon 30 Deniers. Vlack 8, Gadoury 102. About Uncirculated, a perfect companion specimen to the above coin, with just a touch o

1711-D [Lyon Mint] Billon 30 Deniers. Vlack 3, Gadoury 102. Very Fine, DOUBLE STRUCK, a rare error in this series, the original strike close in plac

1712-D [Lyon Mint] Billon 30 Deniers. Vlack 5, Gadoury 102. Very Fine, FLIP OVER DOUBLE STRUCK OVER A PARTIAL BROCKAGE, the original brockage strike

1713-D [Lyon Mint] Billon 30 Deniers. Vlack 6a, Gadoury 102, subtype with star after date. Choice About Uncirculated, a lovely example with a bold s

1713-AA [Metz Mint] Billon 30 Deniers. Vlack 11a, Gadoury 102. Very Fine, struck on a slightly misshapen planchet, the legend full though a few lett

1720-AA [Metz Mint] John Law Liard, Gadoury 270 (as are all of this denomination). Nearly Extremely Fine, well struck with the legends full, the date

1720-BB [Strasbourg Mint] John Law Liard. Fine/Very Fine, the reverse sharper than the obverse, but the legends are full on either side, as is the da

1720-CC [Besancon Mint] John Law Liard. Very Fine, the legends slightly weaker at the left of either side, though all readable, as are the date and m

1720-CC [Besancon Mint] John Law Liard. Fine or slightly better, the extremely rare variety with the obverse legend error of LUDOVICUS VX instead of

1721-A [Paris Mint] John Law Liard. Fine or so, the legends, date and mintmark all sharp, design details as expected for the grade. Mahogany surface

1721/0-BB [Strasbourg Mint] John Law Liard. Fine or slightly better, the reverse sharper than the obverse. Full legends, the date and mintmark both

1721-S [Reims Mint] John Law Liard. Very Fine, well struck with the legends, date and mintmark all sharp, and nice design detail on either side. Att

1721-CC [Besancon Mint] John Law Liard. Very Fine, well struck with just some light weakness at the reverse shield. Struck on the thin planchet norm

1721-CC [Besancon Mint] John Law Liard. Fine to Very Fine, struck on an even larger planchet than normally found. Bold legends, date and mint, the d

1721-CC [Besancon Mint] John Law Liard. Fine or slightly better, the obverse legend with the same LUDOVICUS VX error (instead of the proper XV) as se

1719-AA [Metz Mint] John Law Half Sol, Gadoury 273 (as are all of this denomination to follow). Nearly Very Fine, a bit flatly struck at the center o

1719-AA [Metz Mint] John Law Half Sol. Nearly Very Fine, the same general type of strike as the above coin, somewhat flat at the center and with a fe

1719-BB [Strasbourg Mint] John Law Half Sol. Very Fine, well struck, the legends, date and mintmark all sharp, the design details as expected for the

1720-A [Paris Mint] John Law Half Sol. Choice Very Fine, slightly double struck, most apparent in the legends on either side. Nice design detail as

1720-B [Rouen Mint] John Law Half Sol. Extremely Fine, a lovely example, with the legends, date and design detail all bold. Very pleasing, glossy me

1720-S [Reims Mint] John Law Half Sol. Very Fine, just a bit flat at the obverse center, as struck, everything else sharp and high in that grade leve

1720-AA [Metz Mint] John Law Half Sol. Choice Extremely Fine, a wonderful grade for any John Law copper, and especially so from this mint. Boldly st

1720-AA [Metz Mint] John Law Half Sol. Fine/Very Good, the obverse stronger than the reverse. Full legend on the obverse, those on the reverse weake

1720/19-AA [Metz Mint] John Law Half Sol. Very Fine, well struck, the legends all sharp, as are the date and mintmark – the date clearly showing that

1720-BB [Strasbourg Mint] John Law Half Sol. Nearly Very Fine, of the grade in terms of wear, somewhat weak at the center obverse, but the legends, d

1720-CC [Besancon Mint] John Law Half Sol. Overall Fine, a difficult coin to grade as it has central design detail approaching EF, but is very weakly

1721-A [Paris Mint] John Law Half Sol. Very Fine, the obverse a bit flat at the center and with a few letters weak at the extreme left side, but ever

1721-A [Paris Mint] John Law Half Sol. Nearly Very Fine, somewhat erratically struck, with some of the legend weak or lost at the extreme right of ei

1721-S [Reims Mint] John Law Half Sol. Fine, the reverse sharper; the obverse weak at the left, but just a few letters of the legend lost, the rest m

1721-S [Reims Mint] John Law Half Sol. Fine, sharper than that in terms of wear, with the same striking weakness as the above coin with the legend at

1722-B [Rouen Mint] John Law Half Sol. Fine, well struck for the grade, with the legend full and particularly strong on the obverse, the design detai

1722-H [La Rochelle Mint] John Law Half Sol. Very Good, a well-worn example from a rare mint, which struck this denomination for just this and the fo

1722-K [Bordeaux Mint] John Law Half Sol. Nearly Very Fine, probably of the full grade as the legends are all sharp, including the date and mintmark,

1723-B [Rouen Mint] John Law Half Sol. Fine, the obverse stronger than the reverse, though only a few letters are weak on the reverse, the rest stron

1723-H [La Rochelle Mint] John Law Half Sol. Choice Very Fine, a really pleasing grade for this final year of issue from this mint. Well struck, the

1723-K [Bordeaux Mint] John Law Half Sol. Fine or so, struck slightly off-center to the left, crowding the legends on that side to the edge of the pl

1723-K [Bordeaux Mint] John Law Half Sol. Choice Very Fine, a tad weak at the central areas, but with extremely pleasing surface quality that argues

1723-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Half Sol. Very Fine for the issue, the Perpignan Mint pieces are almost always horribly struck and on low quality co

1723-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Half Sol. Very Fine for issue, struck on a remarkably crude, small planchet, the reverse die misaligned with the leg

1724-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Half Sol. Choice Very Fine, a remarkable grade for any Perpignan issue, especially so for a later-date coin. Boldly

1719-A [Paris Mint] John Law Sol, Gadoury 276 [as are all of this denomination to follow]. Extremely Fine, a sharp example of this largest copper co

1719-B [Rouen Mint] John Law Sol. Extremely Fine, a wonderful grade for this large, heavy coin! Everything bold, including all the hair strands on t

1719-S [Reims Mint] John Law Sol. Very Fine or so, struck in a somewhat brassy copper alloy, with light planchet flaws. The legends, date and mintma

1719-S [Reims Mint] John Law Sol. Choice Very Fine, the obverse legend originally punched into the die as LUDOVICUS XX – a non-existent King Louis th

1719-AA [Metz Mint] John Law Sol. Extremely Fine or nearly there, well struck, on a slightly rough planchet that is typical for the type, though stil

1719-AA [Metz Mint] John Law Sol. Fine to Very Fine, the popular variety struck on an extremely large planchet of 32 mm instead of the normal 29 mm –

1719-BB [Strasbourg Mint] John Law Sol. Very Fine detail, the planchet uniformly rough. The legends are full, the top of the date off the planchet a

1720-A [Paris Mint] John Law Sol, Possible 1720/19 Overdate. Extremely Fine in terms of strike, surfaces a little less nice. Rather bold, the legend

1720-B [Rouen Mint] John Law Sol. Very Fine, perhaps a tad sharper at the centers, somewhat weak at the top obverse due to a straight planchet clip t

1720-S [Reims Mint] John Law Sol. Choice Very Fine, boldly struck, with the legends, date, mintmark all mostly sharp (the last few letters on the obv

1720-S [Reims Mint] John Law Sol. Choice Very Fine, also well struck, with the legends especially sharp, and strong design details on either side. N

1720-S [Reims Mint] John Law Sol. Extremely Fine, the rarer and unusual type with the obverse legend originally punched into the die as LUDOVICUS XX

1720/19-S [Reims Mint] John Law Sol. Very Fine, well struck overall, the legends full on either side, the letters mostly sharp, and with nice design

1720/19-AA [Metz Mint] John Law Sol. Choice Extremely Fine, somewhat flat at the center of the obverse, but choice in every respect, quite unusual fo

1722-H [La Rochelle Mint] John Law Sol. Very Fine, the legends strong save the very base of the reverse and top obverse, where they are weak but visi

1722-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol. Choice Extremely Fine, a superb grade for ANY Perpignan issue, which are usually found indifferently struck on

1722-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol, another. Fine or slightly better, somewhat flatly struck at the centers, the legend stronger, with the letters

1723-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol. Very Fine or slightly better in terms of wear, a bit weak at the absolute right of either side resulting in the

1723-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol, another. Very Fine, struck on a crudely prepared planchet that shows flaws from the annealing process, though t

1723/2-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol. Fine or slightly better, the legends, date and mintmark all full, a few letters occasionally weaker than thei

1724-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol. Nearly Very Fine, struck on the usual wretched planchet, and struck off-center as well, pushing the legends at

1725-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol. Extremely Fine in terms of wear, surfaces not quite up to that level, and the strike weak at the extreme right

1725-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol, another. Very Good, a well-used specimen though surprisingly with the legend mostly strong – the first few lett

1726-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol, possibly a 1726/5 Overdate. Extremely Fine or so, an amazing grade level for a late-date Perpignan issue, espec

1726-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol, another. Very Good, well worn, with maybe a third of the legends visible, the date surprisingly strong. Cleanl

1734-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Sol. Nearly Very Fine, the reverse weaker than the obverse, especially at the lower half, with the legends in that p