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1740-AA [Metz Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 324. Rarity-1.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:80.00 CAD Estimated At:175.00 - 225.00 CAD
1740-AA [Metz Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques.  Vlack 324.  Rarity-1.

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1740-AA [Metz Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 324. Rarity-1. This is one of the five examples of the type from the John Ford collection, and appeared as Lot 96 in the January, 2006 sale of his collection where it was described as “Extremely Fine. Dark gray, granular, probably slightly bent.” While we agree with the grade, the coin isn’t all that dark, nor very granular. Rather bold, the legends, date and mintmark are all full, the design detail strong. Certainly the most commonly seen Half Sous variety, though usually in grades of VF or less (the Vlack coin was called VF but was at least EF and possibly a full AU). Accompanied by the original lot ticket from the Ford auction, a chance for the collector to pick up an affordable example with this outstanding provenance.