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1789-A Cayenne Two Sous. Vlack 393, with letter “I” in date. Rarity-1 for the variety, Rarity-7 as

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1789-A Cayenne Two Sous.  Vlack 393, with letter “I” in date.  Rarity-1 for the variety, Rarity-7 as
SOLD
50.00CAD+ (10.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 20:48UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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1789-A Cayenne Two Sous. Vlack 393, with letter “I” in date. Rarity-1 for the variety, Rarity-7 as an unlisted brass strike. Very Fine, well struck, the legends and device sharp. This is clearly struck in brass, the surfaces a light yellow that is starting to tone down in areas. While not rare as a variety it is decidedly rare in this metal – the half dozen in the Vlack sale all appeared to be copper (most were described as brown), whereas this is clearly not. This is likely a contemporary counterfeit – we note that there is no stop after NAV on the obverse, and the letter punches differ from those found on genuine examples, especially the letter E which all have a large triangular lower serif. None with these features were found in the Vlack sale, and this is the first we recall seeing. An intriguing piece for the specialist!