1738-I Sou Marque. Limoges Mint. Vlack-114. Rarity-8(?). VF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).25.4 grains. Rough and granular overall, which explains the PCGS qualifier, although antique gray surfaces retain nearly full silvering. Peripheral detail is missing is some areas, but the centers are bold, and the date and I mintmark are clear. From a mintage of 10,732 pieces for this first year sou marque issue from the Limoges Mint, survivors of which are unreported per the 2004 Vlack listing, and presumably very rare, as such.PCGS# 915912.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex tokens-girl (Nathalie), July 2007.
