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Limited to: The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 13 French Colonial Coins, Medals and Tokens The 1738 - 1748 Half Sous and 1738 - 1764 Sous Marques
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Categories  •  Stack's January 2006 The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 13 French Colonial Coins, Medals and Tokens The 1738 - 1748 Half Sous and 1738 - 1764 Sous Marques Half Sous Marques
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Lot # Description GradeView our Explanation of Comparative Grading Hammer Price
73 1739-A. Paris Mint. Vlack 294 VF $200.00
1739-A. Paris Mint. Vlack 294. Very Fine. Medium silver gray on both sides. Obverse flawed. Bob Vlack...
Very Fine. Medium silver gray on both sides. Obverse flawed. Bob Vlack makes the date side the obverse in his catalogue whereas French collectors consider the side with the L side to be the proper obverse. The cataloguer will use Vlack's convention since it is the one familiar to American collectors.
74 1740-A. Paris Mint. V.295 EF $300.00
1740-A. Paris Mint. V.295. Extremely Fine. Light silver gray with traces of pale gold. Only lightly...
Extremely Fine. Light silver gray with traces of pale gold. Only lightly granular and not at all unattractive.
75 1740-A. Paris Mint. V.295 EF $150.00
1740-A. Paris Mint. V.295. A second. Extremely Fine. Rough gold and gray in color on both sides. Reverse...
A second. Extremely Fine. Rough gold and gray in color on both sides. Reverse a little encrusted around the periphery.
76 1740-B. Rouen Mint. V.298 VF $300.00
1740-B. Rouen Mint. V.298. Very Fine. Medium gray reverse, brighter gray and gold obverse. Light flaw...
Very Fine. Medium gray reverse, brighter gray and gold obverse. Light flaw in the center of the reverse.
77 1739-C. Caen Mint. V.299. Rarity-7. Choice About Uncirculated CH AU $2,200.00
1739-C. Caen Mint. V.299. Rarity-7. Choice About Uncirculated. Lovely pale silver gray in color with...
Lovely pale silver gray in color with nearly full original silvering remaining. Surfaces just lightly granular, not at all disturbingly so.
78 1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300 CH EF $150.00
1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300. Choice Extremely Fine. Deep silver gray in color on both sides. Just minor...
Choice Extremely Fine. Deep silver gray in color on both sides. Just minor granularity.
79 1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300 EF $100.00
1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300. A second. Extremely Fine. Light silver gray on both sides. Minor granularity.
A second. Extremely Fine. Light silver gray on both sides. Minor granularity.
80 1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300 EF $200.00
1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300. A third. Extremely Fine. Nice, medium silver gray in color. Some traces...
A third. Extremely Fine. Nice, medium silver gray in color. Some traces of encrustation from the peripheries.
81 1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300 CH VF $200.00
1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300. A fourth. Choice Very Fine. Nice, light silver gray obverse, a little darker...
A fourth. Choice Very Fine. Nice, light silver gray obverse, a little darker on the reverse with a few spots of an even deeper shade. Microgranular surfaces.
82 1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300 VF $90.00
1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300. A fifth. Very Fine.  Deep coin silver gray on both sides. Centers a little...
A fifth. Very Fine. Deep coin silver gray on both sides. Centers a little soft.
83 1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300 VF $150.00
1740-D. Lyon Mint. V.300. A sixth and last. Nearly Very Fine. Good, medium gray with traces of iridescent...
A sixth and last. Nearly Very Fine. Good, medium gray with traces of iridescent rose and gold. An attractive specimen.
84 1740-G. Poitiers Mint. V.301 EF $200.00
1740-G. Poitiers Mint. V.301. Extremely Fine. Pale gold and gray on both sides from old lacquer. Surfaces...
Extremely Fine. Pale gold and gray on both sides from old lacquer. Surfaces microgranular.
85 1740-G. Poitiers Mint. V.301 F $300.00
1740-G. Poitiers Mint. V.301. A second. Fine. Dark gray and rose obverse, gray and gold obverse.
A second. Fine. Dark gray and rose obverse, gray and gold obverse.
86 1740-G. Poitiers Mint. V.301 VG to F $200.00
1740-G. Poitiers Mint. V.301. A third. Very Good to Fine. Deep gray on both sides. Softly struck.
A third. Very Good to Fine. Deep gray on both sides. Softly struck.
87 1739-P. Dijon Mint. V.309 VF $400.00
1739-P. Dijon Mint. V.309. Very Fine. Light gray most everywhere, traces of pale gold in the protected...
Very Fine. Light gray most everywhere, traces of pale gold in the protected areas.
88 1740-S. Reims Mint. V.312. Rarity-6 CH VF $450.00
1740-S. Reims Mint. V.312. Rarity-6. Choice Very Fine. Pale silver gray fields, lighter rose and gray...
Choice Very Fine. Pale silver gray fields, lighter rose and gray on the high points. Surfaces microgranular.
89 1740-T. Nantes Mint. V.314 EF $400.00
1740-T. Nantes Mint. V.314. Extremely Fine. Light silver gray on both sides. Surfaces microgranular....
Extremely Fine. Light silver gray on both sides. Surfaces microgranular. Somewhat soft. Slight wave to planchet.
90 1740-T. Nantes Mint. V.314 CH VF $400.00
1740-T. Nantes Mint. V.314. A second. Choice Very Fine. Medium gray on both sides, the color uniform....
A second. Choice Very Fine. Medium gray on both sides, the color uniform. A pleasing piece.
91 1740-W. Lille Mint. V.316 EF $100.00
1740-W. Lille Mint. V.316. Extremely Fine. Deep gray and pale gold. Reverse quite streaky.
Extremely Fine. Deep gray and pale gold. Reverse quite streaky.
92 1740-W. Lille Mint. V.316 AB VF $150.00
1740-W. Lille Mint. V.316. A second. About Very Fine. Light gray on both sides. Quite granular.
A second. About Very Fine. Light gray on both sides. Quite granular.
93 1740-X. Amiens Mint. V.317. Rarity-7 VF $1,400.00
1740-X. Amiens Mint. V.317. Rarity-7. Very Fine. Light gray and gold. A little discolored. Half sous...
Very Fine. Light gray and gold. A little discolored. Half sous marqués from the Amiens Mint are rarely offered.
94 1740-AA. Metz Mint. V.324 CH EF $350.00
1740-AA. Metz Mint. V.324. Choice Extremely Fine. Light gray and gold obverse, darker reverse. A fairly...
Choice Extremely Fine. Light gray and gold obverse, darker reverse. A fairly pleasing piece.
95 1740-AA. Metz Mint. V.324 EF $650.00
1740-AA. Metz Mint. V.324. A second. Extremely Fine. Pale gold and gray on both sides. Struck on a...
A second. Extremely Fine. Pale gold and gray on both sides. Struck on a slightly constricted flan.
96 1740-AA. Metz Mint. V.324 EF $100.00
1740-AA. Metz Mint. V.324. A third. Extremely Fine. Dark gray, granular, probably slightly bent.
A third. Extremely Fine. Dark gray, granular, probably slightly bent.
97 1740-AA. Metz Mint. V.324 VF $425.00
1740-AA. Metz Mint. V.324. A fourth. Very Fine. Light gray and gold. Surfaces barely granular.
A fourth. Very Fine. Light gray and gold. Surfaces barely granular.
98 1740-AA. Metz Mint. V.324 VF $120.00
1740-AA. Metz Mint. V.324. A fifth and last. Very Fine. Dark gray on both sides.
A fifth and last. Very Fine. Dark gray on both sides.
99 1740-BB. Strasbourg Mint. V.325. Choice Uncirculated CH UNC $850.00
1740-BB. Strasbourg Mint. V.325. Choice Uncirculated. A fairly common issue in this grade. Variety...
A fairly common issue in this grade. Variety with stops around the rowel. Very attractive pale gold and rose on both sides with considerable original mint lustre remaining in the protected areas. Surfaces just lightly granular, not at all disturbingly so. A little soft around the peripheries.
100 1740-BB. Strasbourg Mint. V.325. Choice About Uncirculated CH AU $1,200.00
1740-BB. Strasbourg Mint. V.325. Choice About Uncirculated. A second. Very attractive pale gray, silver,...
A second. Very attractive pale gray, silver, and iridescent rose show on both sides. Well struck in the centers. Obverse about perfectly centered, reverse a little off to the left but without important effect.
101 1740-BB. Strasbourg Mint. V.325. Choice About Uncirculated CH AU $600.00
1740-BB. Strasbourg Mint. V.325. Choice About Uncirculated. A third. Medium coin silver gray in color...
A third. Medium coin silver gray in color with traces of original gold lustre around the peripheries. Somewhat granular.
102 1740-BB. Strasbourg Mint. V.325 CH AU $1,400.00
1740-BB. Strasbourg Mint. V.325. A fourth. Choice About Uncirculated. Attractive pale silver gray...
A fourth. Choice About Uncirculated. Attractive pale silver gray with light gold on the obverse and bright fields on the reverse. Surfaces a little rough, essentially as made.
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