1721-H French Colonies Sou, or 9 Deniers. La Rochelle Mint. Martin 3.6-B.12, W-11830. Rarity-7. EF-40 (PCGS). 79.5 grains. A lovely piece for the type and grade with unusually attractive light brown color, a mix of honey-brown and reddish-chocolate. Nicely centered and well struck throughout, all of the detail is fully rendered and makes for a commendable representative of the design type. Choice obverse while the reverse has just a few light scratches, none severe. An appealing coin that also happens to be among the rarer die varieties of the series based on Syds estimation. PCGS# 905895. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex John Kraljevich, October 2014. Plated in the Martin reference "French Coinage Specifically for Colonial America," pp. 268, 332.
