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1746/4-A Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 25b. Rarity-8.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:60.00 CAD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 CAD
1746/4-A Billon Sous Marques.  Vlack 25b.  Rarity-8.

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A - Paris Mint - 1746/4-A Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 25b. Rarity-8. Very Good, a well-worn specimen of an exceedingly rare variety. The legend full on the obverse, though some letters are weaker than others, with about half the legend visible on the reverse, the central devices strong for the grade. Medium golden color, the surfaces lightly rough but with a few traces of original silvering. Though the condition is not the best, this is actually one of the better examples known of this variety! There was none in Ford in any grade, and the Vlack collection piece (which was the plate coin for the overdate) was weaker than this, graded VG/G in the 2008 sale of his collection – and the overdate is actually sharper on this specimen than the Vlack coin. We have no records of another appearing for sale at auction since the Vlack collection, over a decade ago. While there are certainly some very high condition Sous Marques out there, for some of the rarest varieties a collector will often have to choose between a lower grade coin or none at all.