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1751-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 368. Rarity-4.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:40.00 CAD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 CAD
1751-BB Billon Sous Marques.  Vlack 368.  Rarity-4.
SOLD
40.00CAD+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 20:27UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1751-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 368. Rarity-4. Choice Very Fine, a pleasing example of this contemporary counterfeit issue, struck slightly off center to the base of the obverse and upper reverse, with a nice set of crudely engraved dentils at the upper obverse, and showing that there were no such dentils ever engraved on the reverse die. This variety was struck on copper planchets which had been silvered, the present example a lovely light golden brown with ample traces of the original silvering within the peripheral legends. The planchet is out of round, as made, adding to the crudeness of the coin. From Bob Vlack, a duplicate from his collection purchased privately, accompanied by his original typed envelope. The contemporary counterfeits are highly collectible, and they range from extremely common to extremely rare – just as they range from laughably crude to exceedingly well made. This is a lovely example.