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1751-C Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 68. Rarity-7.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:30.00 CAD Estimated At:80.00 - 100.00 CAD
1751-C Billon Sous Marques.  Vlack 68.  Rarity-7.

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C- Caen Mint - 1751-C Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 68. Rarity-7. Very Fine in terms of wear, a sharply struck example, but holed at the base of the obverse, the hole filled with a copper wire plug; amazingly the only letter the hole touches is the bottom left of the B of BENEDICTUM. The mintmark is weaker than the other letters but is visible, and the remainder of the legends are strong on either side, as are the design details. Gunmetal gray surfaces with some of the original silvering adhering to the legend at the left obverse, the planchet with a few light striations on that side as well. The hole is certainly noticeable, but the effort spent to plug it is crudely charming. A very rare variety, the highest price yet paid for any Sous Marques was for the Ford example of this exact variety – a Choice Uncirculated specimen that is certainly the finest known, and it brought $13,800! While this is nowhere near that level, it does underscore how rare the variety is, and despite the plug is a coin which the specialist will do well to consider.