Toronto Coin Expo Spring Sale 2019

E – Tours Mint - 1749-E Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 87. Rarity-8. Nearly Very Fine, weakly struck at the upper right obverse and corresponding porti

G – Poitiers Mint - 1740-G Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 91. Rarity-7. Very Good, the date sharp, the rest of the legends weak or gone, the mintmark v

G – Poitiers Mint - 1741-G Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 92. Rarity-3. Very Fine, weak at the upper right obverse and corresponding reverse, the lette

H – La Rochelle Mint - 1739-H Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 95. Rarity-4. Very Fine/Fine, the obverse stronger than the reverse, with the legend, date

H – La Rochelle Mint - 1740-H Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 96. Rarity-7. Very Fine. The legends are full, every letter strong save for the H mintmar

H – La Rochelle Mint - 1742-H Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 360. Rarity-8. Uncirculated, a gorgeous example of an extremely rare variety. This is a c

H – La Rochelle Mint - 1747-H Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 107. Rarity-6. Very Fine, everything sharp, with each individual letter and numeral strong

I - Limoges Mint - 1739-I Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 115. Rarity-6. Very Fine, a bit weak at the central design of either side, as struck, the peri

I - Limoges Mint - 1740-I Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 116. Rarity-6. Very Fine, this is the Vlack PLATE COIN in his book, the only full coin illustr

I - Limoges Mint - 1742-I Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 118. Rarity-6. Very Fine, the obverse sharper than the reverse. The tops of some letters and

K – Bordeaux Mint - 1741-K Billon Sous Marques. Vlack UNLISTED, will be called Vlack 124a. Rarity-8. Very Fine, rather boldly struck, the legend, d

L – Bayonne Mint - 1739-L Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 128. Rarity-8. Fine/Good, the reverse much weaker than the obverse due to die failure. On the

L – Bayonne Mint - 1750-L Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 139. Rarity-8. Nearly Very Fine, an impressive grade for any Bayonne Mint issue! The obverse

M – Toulouse Mint - 1739-M Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 143. Rarity-8. Very Fine/Fine, the obverse stronger than the reverse. The obverse legend is

M – Toulouse Mint - 1740-M Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 144. Rarity-8. This is the Vlack collection coin, and appeared as Lot 5172 in the Stack’s sal

M – Toulouse Mint - 1743-M Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 147. Rarity-8. Fine/Very Good, the reverse weaker than the obverse, as struck. Somewhat indi

N – Montpellier Mint - 1739-N Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 149 type. Rarity-1 for the year, rarer than that as a subtype unlisted by Vlack with the mi

N – Montpellier Mint - 1739-N Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 149b, the exceedingly rare BENEDITUM error. Rarity-8. Choice About Uncirculated, in a PCGS

O – Riom Mint - 1738-O Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 153. Rarity-7. Very Fine, a tad weak at the bottom obverse, some of BEN lost, the mintmark weak b

O – Riom Mint - 1738-O Billon Sous Marques. Vlack UNLISTED, will be known as Vlack 153a. Rarity-8. Extremely Fine, the obverse in the choice catego

O – Riom Mint - 1739-O Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 145e. Rarity-5. This is one of the two John Ford collection specimens, and we thought it the nice

O – Riom Mint - 1740-O Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 155. Rarity-8. Fine to Very Fine, probably of the higher grade in terms of wear. The obverse lege

P - Dijon Mint - 1742-P Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 166. Rarity-7. Very Fine, well struck with everything sharp on either side, the planchet slightl

P - Dijon Mint - 1744-P Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 168a. Rarity-7. Very Fine overall, the legends weak at SIT and LUD at the upper right of either

Q – Perpignan Mint - 1740-Q Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 171. Rarity-7 (at least; Vlack lists as Rarity-6 which was a typographical error as he earlie

Q – Perpignan Mint - 1743-Q Billon Sous Marques. Vlack UNLISTED. Rarity-8, a UNIQUE specimen, a completely unlisted date, and one of the most import

R – Orleans Mint - 1739-R Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 175a. Rarity-7. Fine to Very Fine, weaker at the top obverse and lower reverse, the stronger a

S- Reims Mint - 1739-S Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 180. Rarity-6. Very Fine overall, a few letters weak on either side, the remainder of the legends

S- Reims Mint - 1739-S Billon Sous Marques. Vlack UNLISTED, will be known as Vlack 181e. High Rarity-7. Fine, some details slightly better. The le

S- Reims Mint - 1740-S Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 182. Rarity-8. Very Good/Good, a very well-worn issue, but an extremely rare variety. The obvers

V – Troyes Mint - 1739/0-V Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 192a. Rarity-8. Choice Uncirculated, in a PCGS slab where it is graded MS63, the slab erroneo

V – Troyes Mint - 1739-V Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 193. Rarity-2. Very Fine, the legends full and strong on either side, the central obverse desig

W – Lille Mint - 1740-W Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 201. Rarity-3. Fine or so, much sharper than that in terms of wear, the obverse uniformly dark a

W – Lille Mint - 1741-W Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 202. Rarity-7. Fine/Very Good, the reverse weaker than the obverse, both sides with the legends

W – Lille Mint - 1741-W Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 202a. Rarity-7. Very Fine/Fine, the obverse bold, the reverse weak at some of the legend at the

W – Lille Mint - 1746-W Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 207. Rarity-6. Extremely Fine. This is the John Ford specimen, and appeared as Lot 238 in the S

X – Amiens Mint - 1739-X Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 213. Rarity-7 for the variety, Rarity-8 as a major error coin. This is the Bob Vlack example, w

X – Amiens Mint - 1739-X Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 214. Rarity-5. Very Fine, somewhat indifferently struck as is often the case with coins from th

X – Amiens Mint - 1739-X Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 214a. Rarity-6. This is the Bob Vlack coin, and appeared as Lot 5137 of the sale of his collect

X – Amiens Mint - 1741-X Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 216. Rarity-7. Another Bob Vlack coin, which was Lot 5223 in the sale of his collection, there

Y – Bourges Mint - 1738-Y Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 217. Rarity-8. Fine overall, detail easily of the VF level in most places, the surfaces unifor

Y – Bourges Mint - 1739-Y Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 218. Rarity-8. Fine overall, the planchet lightly but evenly rough. The legends are strong on

Y – Bourges Mint - 1740-Y Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 219. Rarity-8. Very Good, the centers quite weak on either side, either from strike or late di

Z – Grenoble Mint - 1739-Z Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 221. Rarity-8. Very Fine, a bit weak at the upper left with TUM mostly lost, the rest of the

Z – Grenoble Mint - 1739-Z Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 221c. Rarity-6. Nearly Very Fine, the obverse of the full grade, the reverse a bit too weak a

Z – Grenoble Mint - 1739-Z Billon Sous Marques. Vlack UNLISTED, will be known as Vlack 221d. Rarity-8. Very Fine, well struck, the legends mostly t

Z – Grenoble Mint - 1740-Z Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 222a. Rarity-5. Very Good or so, weak at the top obverse, though the date can be faintly seen

Z – Grenoble Mint - 1741-Z Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 223. Rarity-8. Very Good detail, the surfaces uniformly rough and the planchet with some chip

“9” – Rennes Mint - 1739 – “9” Mint Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 225. Rarity-6. This is the Bob Vlack specimen, and appeared as Lot 5141 in the Janua

“9” – Rennes Mint - 1742 – “9” Mint Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 228. Rarity-6. Another example from the Bob Vlack collection, this one appearing as