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1764/3-A Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 48a. Rarity-2.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:30.00 CAD Estimated At:60.00 - 80.00 CAD
1764/3-A Billon Sous Marques.  Vlack 48a.  Rarity-2.

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A - Paris Mint - 1764/3-A Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 48a. Rarity-2. Very Fine or better, somewhat boldly struck as is typical for this date. The legends, date, mintmark and design all sharp. Dark olive surfaces with ample traces of the original silvering, now toned a deep golden color. There is a planchet flaw in the right reverse field, but overall the coin is clean and has few marks from circulation. While the later dates are fairly rare, this final-year-of-issue is one of the more commonly found Sous Marques. This is not surprising, it would allow the Paris Mint (the only one striking these in this year) to use up all remaining billon planchets – and, as seen here, to get some use out of some old dies by redating them as well. This example is from the Ted Craige collection and comes with his original envelope.