Toronto Coin Expo Spring Sale 2019

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