1742/1-A Sou Marque. Paris Mint. Vlack-21c. Rarity-7. Second Semester. AU-55 (PCGS).34.5 grains. Attractive gold and pearl-gray toning to full silvering. Shallow planchet striations are more extensive on the reverse, the most pronounced of which is in the field between the bases of the letters D in LUD and X in XV. Boldly struck overall with appreciable luster remaining.PCGS# 915850.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of the Robert A. Vlack Collection, January 2008 Americana Sale, lot 5239. The plate coin for the variety in the 2004 Vlack reference on the French billon coinage in the Americas.
