1713/2-AA French Colonies 15 Deniers, or Demi-Mousquetaire. Metz Mint. Vlack-14a. Rarity-8. EF-45 (PCGS). <p>15.9 grains. From our offering of Bob Vlack’s own collection, where we described it as follows: <p><p><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p>“Overdate. A very nice demi-mousquetaire even for a common variety. Both sides show considerable original silvering remaining. The surfaces are typically roughened; there are fairly heavy striae at the lower left on the reverse and below the date (which appear to be mint made). Extremely rare. The overdate 3/2 is sharp and clear under magnification. The rose over pomegranate different is also quite bold, even to the naked eye. Making it all the more desirable is the fact that this is the Vlack Plate Exemplar, the overdate serving as the enlarged illustration.”</blockquote><p><p><p>Glossy, mostly smooth, with abundant remaining luster at the peripheries, this is a very attractive coin and an important specimen of a notable overdate rarity. Ford lacked this variety, and we record no other examples. PCGS# 905862. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Richard Margolis; Robert A. Vlack Collection; our (Stack’s) Americana sale of January 2008, lot 5054.
