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1738 – “&” Mint Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 231. Rarity-8.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:175.00 CAD Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 CAD
1738 – “&” Mint Billon Sous Marques.  Vlack 231.  Rarity-8.
SOLD
175.00CAD+ (35.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 20:23UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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“&” – Aix Mint - 1738 – “&” Mint Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 231. Rarity-8. Nearly Very Fine, well struck, the obverse weak at the legend at the base, including the mintmark (though it is a no-questions Aix piece, with the differents both bold; REX is weak on the reverse, the rest of the legends on either side mostly bold, as are the date and design details. Deep mottled golden hue, the surfaces lightly rough on the obverse and more so on the reverse, the reverse also with a dent that shows through as a raised line in the left obverse field. One of the very rare mints, Aix struck the coinage from 1739-1741 and then again in 1743; one variety of 1739 is the only reasonably collectible one, and is rated by Vlack as a Rarity-6, while all the others he considered full Rarity-8. Supporting this is the fact that the Ford collection did not contain a single example from the Aix mint!