1721-B 9 Den, BN MS (PCGS#170192)
The November 2012 Baltimore Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 6248
- 等级
- F15BN
- 价格
- 13,921
- 详细说明
- 1721-B French Colonies Sou, or 9 Deniers. Rouen Mint. W-11825. Fine-15 (PCGS).
94.1 grains. Glossy and smooth medium brown with some natural planchet roughness on the reverse. A handsome, high grade example of this rarity. This piece was in Ted Craige's inventory, described on his envelope as "unusually nice for this poorly struck and most difficult to locate mint" and priced at "$175 net" about 1970. The obverse is choice and well centered, though C of COLONIES and the first and last letter of FRANCOISES hang at the rim. Scattered tiny marks, some likely predating striking, are noted but individually insignificant. The reverse shows some scattered natural planchet roughness, most notably in the southeast quadrant. The legend is soft from 11 o'clock to 3 o'clock, but the centers are nice and bold. A short scratch is seen above the right half of the crown, to rim near 1 o'clock. Another specimen of alarming once-in-a-generation quality.
PCGS# 170192.
Provenance: From the Ted L. Craige Collection.
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