CNG 93, Lot: 1498. Estimate $150. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved). 1715–1774. BI 2 Sols – 24 Deniers (22mm, 2.09 g, 6h). Struck for some use in the American Colonies. Troyes mint; différents: eagle/tower. Dated 1739. Crowned L; three lis around / Crowned L monogram comprised of branches. Vlack 192a (R8); Duplessy 1690; Ciani 2138. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 53. Very rare variety with the ‘9’ in the date re-engraved from a ‘0’.