Edict of 1640 Counterstamped Douzain. Host Coin: France, Louis XI, (ca. 1475) Blanc au soleil. Wierzba FR-7, Vlack-1c, Breen-271, Gadoury-21, Duplessy-1343. Very Fine. 40.3 grains. Vlack describes this undertype as Rarity-8, and it would be difficult to imagine a sharper, more complete specimen than that offered here. No <strong>To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click<a href="https://stacksbowers.com/sydney-f-martin-collection/"target=’_blank’> here.</a></strong> From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our sale of the Estate of Michael K. Ringo, February 2014 Americana Sale, lot 298. The plate coin for the Vlack-1c attribution in the 2004 Vlack reference on French billon coinage in the Americas, p. 10.
