1752-H Sou Marque. La Rochelle Mint. Vlack-112. Rarity-8. AU-55 (PCGS).30.4 grains. Nice pale golden-olive in color. There is some microscopic roughness in the centers that interferes with the detail in those areas somewhat, strike trivially off center to 6 oclock and affecting the outer edges of the mintmark and adjacent letters. Otherwise we note bold striking detail and nearly full silvering in the absence of all but light wear. This is the final confirmed year of issue for sou marques from the La Rochelle Mint, and it is a rare date.PCGS# 915911.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of the Robert A. Vlack Collection, January 2008 Americana Sale, lot 5338.
