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1721-A [Paris Mint] John Law Half Sol. Very Fine, the obverse a bit flat at the center and with a few letters weak at the extreme left side, but ever

1721-A [Paris Mint] John Law Half Sol. Nearly Very Fine, somewhat erratically struck, with some of the legend weak or lost at the extreme right of ei

1721-S [Reims Mint] John Law Half Sol. Fine, the reverse sharper; the obverse weak at the left, but just a few letters of the legend lost, the rest m

1721-S [Reims Mint] John Law Half Sol. Fine, sharper than that in terms of wear, with the same striking weakness as the above coin with the legend at

1722-B [Rouen Mint] John Law Half Sol. Fine, well struck for the grade, with the legend full and particularly strong on the obverse, the design detai

1722-H [La Rochelle Mint] John Law Half Sol. Very Good, a well-worn example from a rare mint, which struck this denomination for just this and the fo

1722-K [Bordeaux Mint] John Law Half Sol. Nearly Very Fine, probably of the full grade as the legends are all sharp, including the date and mintmark,

1723-B [Rouen Mint] John Law Half Sol. Fine, the obverse stronger than the reverse, though only a few letters are weak on the reverse, the rest stron

1723-H [La Rochelle Mint] John Law Half Sol. Choice Very Fine, a really pleasing grade for this final year of issue from this mint. Well struck, the

1723-K [Bordeaux Mint] John Law Half Sol. Fine or so, struck slightly off-center to the left, crowding the legends on that side to the edge of the pl

1723-K [Bordeaux Mint] John Law Half Sol. Choice Very Fine, a tad weak at the central areas, but with extremely pleasing surface quality that argues

1723-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Half Sol. Very Fine for the issue, the Perpignan Mint pieces are almost always horribly struck and on low quality co

1723-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Half Sol. Very Fine for issue, struck on a remarkably crude, small planchet, the reverse die misaligned with the leg

1724-Q [Perpignan Mint] John Law Half Sol. Choice Very Fine, a remarkable grade for any Perpignan issue, especially so for a later-date coin. Boldly

1719-A [Paris Mint] John Law Sol, Gadoury 276 [as are all of this denomination to follow]. Extremely Fine, a sharp example of this largest copper co

1719-B [Rouen Mint] John Law Sol. Extremely Fine, a wonderful grade for this large, heavy coin! Everything bold, including all the hair strands on t

1719-S [Reims Mint] John Law Sol. Very Fine or so, struck in a somewhat brassy copper alloy, with light planchet flaws. The legends, date and mintma

1719-S [Reims Mint] John Law Sol. Choice Very Fine, the obverse legend originally punched into the die as LUDOVICUS XX – a non-existent King Louis th

1719-AA [Metz Mint] John Law Sol. Extremely Fine or nearly there, well struck, on a slightly rough planchet that is typical for the type, though stil

1719-AA [Metz Mint] John Law Sol. Fine to Very Fine, the popular variety struck on an extremely large planchet of 32 mm instead of the normal 29 mm –