1739-C Half Sou Marque. Caen Mint. Vlack-299. Rarity-7. AU-58+ (PCGS).Lovely pale silver gray in tone with nearly full original silvering to both sides. The surfaces are lightly granular, not at all distracting. Very nice for this rare issue! This lot includes two letters dated March 17 and May 18, 2006, one from our consignor to Robert Vlack and the other from the author to our consignor, discussing this piece as well as several of the other ex Ford half sou marques that are being offered in this sale. Of particular interest is where Mr. Vlack congratulates our consignor on winning this 1739-C half sou marque from our (Stacks) Ford XIII sale when he states, "....that is one even I dont have...." <em>The letters are available to the winning bidder upon request to Stacks Bowers Galleries at the close of the auction</em>.From Superiors sale of June 15, 1976, lot 1113; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIII, January 2006, lot 77. Stacks lot tag and collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included.
