FRANCE. Mint Error -- Flipover Double Strike, 2nd Strike Rev. Brockage & 85% Off Center -- Ecu, 1774-A. Paris Mint. Louis XV. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield.KM-551.1; Dav-1332. A rather dramatic array of errors on one coin, this impressive and interesting piece first features a multiple striking, with the second striking being not just a flipover, but also being a brockage strike on the obverse as well as being 85% off center. One has to wonder what exactly went wrong at the mint in order for something this extraordinary to occur. Not only is this piece charming and hardly handled, it retains a good deal of lustrous brilliance. Some light adjustment marks--placed prior to the eventful striking--are noted for completeness.
