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1739-CC Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 278b. Rarity-7.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:60.00 CAD Estimated At:125.00 - 150.00 CAD
1739-CC Billon Sous Marques.  Vlack 278b.  Rarity-7.
SOLD
150.00CAD+ (30.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 20:28UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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CC – Besancon Mint - 1739-CC Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 278b. Rarity-7. Very Fine/Good, the reverse much weaker than the obverse, likely due to die failure. The obverse is bold, the legend, date, mintmark and design detail all strong as expected for the grade. The reverse has the legend at the right faintly visible, the lettering at the left completely gone, and the design detail a mere ghost of itself. Had this reverse been even weaker it would look like a uniface piece (an extremely rare error in the series, though it is known), but as it is the only way the coin makes sense is that the reverse die had severely failed and what you see is all that was left in the die itself by the time this coin was struck. Interestingly, this also appears to be struck in copper, not billon, and with no trace of original silvering. Normally this might make one think the piece a contemporary counterfeit, but the copper color is also seen on the Vlack specimen of the variety (though that one had a strong reverse). Quite rare regardless, Ford did not have this variation. An intriguing piece for the specialist.