1658-A French Colonies 6 Deniers. Billon. Gadoury-84, Ciani-1978, Breen-275. AU-58 (PCGS). 28.6 grains. Beautiful golden highlights over lustrous surfaces, dark gray on the devices and lighter silver gray in the fields. Exactingly struck and ideally centered, positively choice with pristine surfaces. Struck from the same reverse die as the preceding lot but a different obverse die (this one is second semester; the previous lot is first).<p><p>Though the prior lot is graded higher, it would be impossible to locate a prettier and more attractive example of this rarity. PCGS# 151016. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex John Agre and Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online), via Jeff Rock, November 2006.
