1740A US Colonial Half Sou Marque Billon Silver CFT

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1740 A US Colonial Billon (low grade Silver) Circulating Coin for New France including Louisiana, New Orleans, Missippi, Canada and what is now Northern Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Upstate New York, Detroit, etc.
 

Contemporary Counterfeit struck in the 1700's as a non-Regal, non-French regime issue

Breen #663 page 56 Complete Encyclopedia US Coins listed as "RARE" for Regal, French Regime coins struck at the Paris Mint

unlisted in Bob Vlack's book

2010 Redbook page 51 Fine $150 for Regal, French Regime issues

Mintage 49,280 with most melted for coins struck at the Paris Mint

These coins are a Half or Demi Sou Marque, one Billon Silver Sol

The Edict of October 1, 1738 authorized these at 16.86 grains = 1.093 grams

To be coined at all French Mints including Paris, the A mintmark

These coins circulated in New France Canada and New France Louisiana Territory which includes

New Orleans and the Mississippi River region

Coins traded at 12 Deniers

The full Sou Marques circulated at 24 Deniers and were more commonly used

Demi or Half Sou Marques are much rarer than full Sou Marques

This coin is a non-Regal French contemporary counterfeit, meaning that it was minted
specifically as a circulating counterfeit in the New World France

Half Sou Marques are probably estimated at 10 times scarcer than

Sou Marques...Contemporary Counterfeit Half Sout Marques are probably

estimated at 50 or 100 times scarcer than genuine contemporarily

struck examples

This example is so rare that we have not seen another in years

Public numismatic auctions can have such specimens bring runaway prices of $500 to $1500 or more!

Priced to sell to the serious collector, student of Colonial American History, or hard asset

Investor looking for a hedge against inflation with a tangible asset tied to precious metals but

possible to outperform Gold as this coin is RARE.

You could wait 5 or 10 years literally and not see another specimen!

Satisfaction guaranteed.