1748-A 1/2 SM MS(PCGS#402272)

The March 2013 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

274

Grade

AU55

Price

940

Lot Description

1748-A French Colonies Half Sou Marque. Paris Mint. Vlack-297. Rarity-2. AU-55 (PCGS). 15.6 grains. Easily the finest-graded example of this issue, at PCGS, where just one other coin has been graded, at VG-10. The design motifs are well detailed overall, and the surfaces are smooth and virtually free of post-strike damage. A handful of shallow planchet laminations, on the reverse, are of little detriment to the appealing visual quality of the piece.