1713-D French Colonies 30 Deniers, or Mousquetaire. Lyon Mint. Star After Date. Vlack-6a. Breen-289, W-11745. Rarity-4. AU-53 (PCGS). 34.6 grains. Medium silver gray with hints of luster and light silver gray around design elements. Struck on a fairly tight planchet, with a small ragged natural flaw on the obverse at 6 o’clock. The short planchet diameter and less than perfect centering has positioned the left side of the obverse legend slightly off the rim. An attractive piece, showing fairly nice surface and good detail for the grade. PCGS# 158683. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Jeff Rock Collection, September 2006.
