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“&” – Aix Mint - 1738 – “&” Mint Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 231. Rarity-8. Nearly Very Fine, well struck, the obverse weak at the legend ...

“&” – Aix Mint - 1739 – “&” Mint Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 232. Rarity-8. Very Fine, a nice example of this exceedingly rare variety. T...

“&” – Aix Mint - 1739 – “&” Mint Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 232b. Rarity-8. Fine or slightly better in terms of strike and wear. The leg...

“&” – Aix Mint - 1743 – “&” Mint Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 235. Rarity-8. Very Fine/Fine, the obverse slightly sharper than the reverse....

AA – Metz Mint - 1738-AA Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 236. Rarity-7. Nearly Very Fine, a bit weak at the extreme left of either side, ICT of BENEDICT

AA – Metz Mint - 1738-AA Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 236a. Rarity-8. Fine or slightly better. An interesting piece, clearly showing the stop after

AA – Metz Mint - 1739-AA Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 237a. Rarity-8. Very Fine, struck on a planchet that is severely out of round at the lower left

AA – Metz Mint - 1743-AA Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 241. Rarity-6. Extremely Fine. This is the Bob Vlack specimen, which appeared as Lot 5274 of t

BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1738-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack UNLISTED, will be known as Vlack 249a. Rarity-8. Very Fine, the legends sharp, the design

BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1741-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 252. Rarity-7. Extremely Fine, well struck, the legends full on either side, the individu

BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1741/38-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 252a. Rarity-6. Choice Extremely Fine, a lovely, boldly struck example, everything raz

BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1741/39-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 252b. Rarity-4. Very Fine, full legends on either side, save for the I of SIT which is

BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1741-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 253a. Rarity-6. Very Fine, the tops of the letters slightly weak at the right, but everyt

BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1741-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 253b. Rarity-6. Very Fine in terms of detail, the obverse bold, the reverse less so, but

BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1742/1-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 255a. Rarity- 4. Choice Very Fine, a lovely example, clearly showing the original 1 in

BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1744/3-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 257c. Rarity-8. Choice Very Fine, a pleasing example of this extremely rare variety. W

BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1751-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 368. Rarity-4. Choice Very Fine, a pleasing example of this contemporary counterfeit issu

BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1756/46-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 269b. Rarity-2. Very Fine or slightly better overall, in terms of wear easily of the E

BB – Strasbourg Mint - 1762-BB Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 276. Rarity-1. Choice About Uncirculated, a very pleasing example of this final year of i

CC – Besancon Mint - 1738-CC Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 277. Rarity-8. Fine, the peripheries sharper than the centers, with the legends full on eit

CC – Besancon Mint - 1739-CC Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 278b. Rarity-7. Very Fine/Good, the reverse much weaker than the obverse, likely due to die

CC – Besancon Mint - 1739-CC Billon Sous Marques. Vlack UNLISTED or Vlack 278? Rarity-7? Nearly Very Fine, just a bit weak at the central details,

CC – Besancon Mint - 1741-CC Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 280. Rarity-7. Very Fine, higher than that grade in terms of wear. A bit weak at the lower

Cow – Pau Mint - 1740-Cow Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 283. Rarity-8. Very Good or so, struck on an incredibly flawed planchet with large chunks miss

Cow – Pau Mint - 1743-Cow Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 285. Rarity-7. Nearly Very Fine, well-struck for this mint, though some areas are weaker than

Cow – Pau Mint - 1745-Cow Billon Sous Marques. Vlack 287. Rarity-7. Nearly Very Fine, this is the Bob Vlack specimen and appeared as Lot 5296 of the

1739-A [Paris Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 294. Rarity-4, second semester as are all reported. Choice About Uncirculated, a lovely example

1740-A [Paris Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 295. Rarity-3. Choice Very Fine, the obverse nearly full EF quality. Rather bold, the legends

1740-A [Paris Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 295, another. Very Fine/Fine, the reverse slightly weaker than the obverse due to being shift do

1746-A [Paris Mint] Half Sous Marques. Vlack 296. Rarity-6. Nearly Very Fine, likely of that grade level, the obverse die failing at the top, with

1748-A [Paris Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 297. Rarity-6? Very Fine, nicely struck with the obverse legend bold, the reverse one full but

1740-B [Rouen Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 298. Rarity-3. Very Fine, the obverse high in that grade level. Well struck, the legends full,

1740-G [Poitiers Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 301. Rarity-3. This is one of the three examples of the variety in the John Ford collection,

1740-M [Toulouse Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 306. Rarity-7. This is the Bob Vlack specimen, and was the PLATE COIN for this variety in hi

1740-T [Nantes Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 314. Rarity-2. Very Fine, quite close to the choice grade, with the legend all there, the lett

1740-W [Lille Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 316. Rarity-1. Choice About Uncirculated, a lovely example of this tiny coin, the legend full a

1740-X [Amiens Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 317. Rarity-7. This is the Vlack PLATE COIN for the French Colonies book, and appeared as Lot

1740-X [Amiens Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 318. Rarity-7. Fine overall, very weak at the top obverse and lower reverse, as struck, this a

1740-AA [Metz Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 324. Rarity-1. This is one of the five examples of the type from the John Ford collection, and

1740-AA [Metz Mint] Billon Half Sous Marques. Vlack 324, another. Choice Extremely Fine. Boldly struck, everything sharp as expected for the grade,

1767-A French Colonies Copper Sou. Vlack 1-A, without the RF countermark. Choice Very Fine, the obverse closer to a full EF grade. The obverse is b

1767-A French Colonies Copper Sou. Vlack 5-E, without the RF countermark. Very Fine, a boldly struck example, with everything strong on either side.

1767-A French Colonies Copper Sou. Vlack 5-E (E), with the RF countermark. Fine or so, the countermark flattening out a few letters at the reverse a

1767-A French Colonies Copper Sou. Vlack 5-E (K), with the RF countermark, an UNLISTED variety in the Vlack work, a known die pairing and a known cou

1767-A French Colonies Copper Sou. Vlack 6-F, without the RF countermark. Extremely Fine, high in that grade level in terms of strike and wear, the

1767-A French Colonies Copper Sou. Vlack 7-G, without the RF countermark. Very Fine, in an NGC holder with that grade and the details designation du

1767-A French Colonies Copper Sou. Vlack 7-N, without the RF countermark. Fine, in an ANACS holder graded F12. The legends are full, IES of COLONIE

1767-A French Colonies Copper Sou. Vlack 8-H, without the RF countermark. Fine, in an ANACS holder graded F15. Well struck, full legends on either

1767-A French Colonies Copper Sou. Vlack 10-J, without the RF countermark. Fine, some details closer to the full VF level, the legend all there, a f

1767-A French Colonies Copper Sou. Vlack 13-M. Very Fine, in an NGC holder with that grade and the details designation due to reverse scratches. An