1781-A 3 Sou Vlack-398 MS(PCGS#905858)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1147

等级

VF Details

价格

26,272

详细说明

Extremely Rare Cayenne 3 Sous of 1781 Vlack Plate Coin Cayenne. 1781-A 3 Sous. Paris Mint. Vlack-398, Lecompte-24, Ciani-2214. Rarity-8. VF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS). While France was striking 3 sous coins for its Indian Ocean island territories in 1779, for Cayenne (modern-day French Guiana in South America), it was producing similar coins denominated as 2 sous - at least, it intended to. This very rare issue, unpriced in Lecompte, is an unusual mint error, a Cayenne 2 sous misdenominated as 3 sous. Lecompte noted that two were known, including one in the Bibliotheque Nationale. This was Vlack's plate coin, showing some roughness and verdigris on otherwise glossy brown surfaces. We have no sales records for other examples. Additional information pertaining to this lot: The French West Indies Syd was a universalist when it came to French colonial coins, and for good reason. The economy of the New World didn't stop as soon as the water got deep in the harbors of Boston, Philadelphia, Charleston, or New Orleans. Instead, the West Indies were a key part of Vast Early America. People and goods (and money) were constantly exchanged among these colonies and, later, nations, and even very unusual 18th century coins from the West Indies turn up in American archaeological contexts. Syd's collection was extensive and impressive, and what follows is just a sample. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Robert Vlack Collection; our (Stack's) January 2008 Americana Sale, lot 5464. PCGS# 905858. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.