1720-S Demi Sol au buste enfantin. John Law Issue. Reims Mint. Gadoury-273. AU-58 BN (NGC).A satiny and hard example with plenty of luster remaining. Subtle antique gold undertones backlight dominant golden-brown patina, the surfaces with a few faint, well scattered spots, yet no significant handling marks, The strike is trivially off center to the upper obverse, the border in that area flush with the top of the lettering. Bettered centered on the reverse, both sides are overall bold with just a touch of softness to the high points of Louis portrait. Produced at a time when John Laws Company of the Indies, which ran the Mississippi Colonization Scheme, had control over the French mints and operated them for its own profit.
