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1738-C Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 55.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:325.00 CAD Estimated At:650.00 - 700.00 CAD
1738-C Billon Sous Marques.  Vlack 55.
SOLD
325.00CAD+ (65.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 20:06UTC-4 : AST/EDT

Buyer’s Premiums will be added on all items as per the Terms & Conditions of the sale. Invoices will be emailed out after The Toronto Coin Expo.

C- Caen Mint - 1738-C Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 55. Rarity-8, a piece that was listed as NONE REPORTED in the Vlack book, and since discovered. Very Fine or so, the legends full on either side, the all-important date and mintmark both bold, the design details sharp on either side. Light silver, the planchet out of the round at the extreme left, likely the location of a lamination that broke away when the piece was struck; this touches none of the legend. A few light marks from circulation, including some thin reverse scratches. The condition of the coin is almost moot, since it is an extremely rare variety, a date that was unknown to the author of the book, though Caen did report minting slightly under 31,000 coins for the year – this mintage was a small fraction of the 1,580,526 coins it struck the following year, and this tiny mintage surely explains its rarity today (it was the lowest until 1752, the final year Caen struck the denomination, which is also listed as None Reported). Needless to say, there was none in the Vlack sale, or in the Ford collection – and we are aware of just one other specimen of the date, now in a large, private collection. Likely a chance that will not be soon repeated!