1739-E Sou Marque. Tours Mint. Vlack-77a. Rarity-8. AU-50 (PCGS).32.2 grains. Medium pewter-gray in color, a bit lightly struck toward the lower left reverse, yet bold to sharp elsewhere. This may be the most plentiful sou marque issue from the Tours Mint, but Vlack-77a is the extremely rare variety with a stop after ET in the reverse legend.PCGS# 158617.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of the Robert A. Vlack Collection, January 2008 Americana Sale, lot 5091.
