France. 1720-S Sol. Reims Mint. Gadoury-276. AU-53 (PCGS). 173.0 grains. Choice and glossy medium brown on the obverse, even dark chocolate brown on the reverse. Exceptional look and surface quality on both sides, with no significant post-striking flaws. The obverse die is broken through T of GRATIA to the chin, bowing the right obverse field somewhat, while the reverse die is fatigued and shows rippled striations in the die steel. The 1720-dated issues of this type seem somewhat scarcer than those of 1719, particularly in high grade. PCGS# 227199. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from CGB’s sale of June 2001, lot 1049; John Kraljevich Collection, via Chris Young, May 2005.
