1722/1-H French Colonies Sou, or 9 Deniers. La Rochelle Mint. Martin 2.5-C.1, W-11835. Rarity-3. EF-40 (PCGS). 111.9 grains. Tantalizingly high technical grade for the condition sensitive 1722/1-H overdate of which the highest graded at PCGS is a single AU-50 coin. This sharp coin has little to no wear and despite its granular surfaces still shows some of its original frosty mint texture, particularly on the reverse where fine die finishing lines also remain. Reddish-brown with steel highlights and some dark scale built up in the obverse fields and around much of the detail. Slightly off center with a small portion of the legends on each side off the planchet. A sharp and impressive example of this overdate variety despite the imperfect surfaces. PCGS# 905873. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) January 2010 Americana Sale, lot 4093. Obverse plated in the Martin reference "French Coinage Specifically for Colonial America," p. 190.
