For Use in the American Colonies

318, Lot: 928. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. 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 (23mm, 1.93 g, 6h). Struck for some use in the American Colonies. Paris mint; différents: rose/fox. Dated 1739. Crowned L; three lis around / Crowned L monogram comprised of branches. Vlack 17; Duplessy 1690; Ciani 2138. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 53. Minor spot of haymarking and lamination.