France, French Colonies, Louis XVI, Sol Estampé [1779], silver (VG 7; KM. 2). Extremely fine and toned (£50-70)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Norwich Collection.

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Provenance:
From a small hoard found in Louisiana, c.1960
bt H. Wallace December 1977.

These coins also circulated in Louisiana; this particular example is the plate coin illustrated in the first edition of W.D. Craig’s Coins of the World 1750-1850