This is a French coin that circulated in the colonies. It’s dated 1710-AA and it’s a 30 Denier. I’m told it’s rare but I have no idea. I’ve had this coin for almost 40 years, if not a little more.
Here is your coin. It was minted in Metz, and as you can see, there were over 13 million minted of this date and mint mark 30 Deniers - Louis XIV - France – Numista
The French Colonials are fascinating coins. Robert Vlack lists it as an R2 for rarity in his book on the billon French colonial coinage. The book is a bit outdated and his rarity system doesn't exactly correlate with the more common Sheldon scale. Basically, though with his scale, the lower the number, the more common the coin is, so R2 is among the more common. He does state that none of these coins are truly plentiful though.
Thanks and that goes with what is on the holder. Still the one I bought the coin in. Common but rare. Almost a contradiction in terms but I understand it. I can’t recall every seeing another one anywhere in all this time. Thank you.
