1738-E Sou Marque. Tours Mint. Vlack-76. Rarity-8. VF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).30.4 grains. Steel and medium gray in color on surfaces that are somewhat rough overall, yet retain traces of original silvering in places. Upper left obverse and lower left reverse soft, detail considerably sharper elsewhere. From the first year of issue for the type from this mint, all sou marques of which are rare except for the 1739-E.PCGS# 915886.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of the Robert A. Vlack Collection, January 2008 Americana Sale, lot 5060.
