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Unifficial coinage that circulated in the American colonies, mostly in Louisiana.
Catalog Information
GSID:
31903
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Coin Date:
1740-BB
Denomination:
1/2 SM
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Strasbourg
Mint Mark:
BB
Coinage Type:
French Colonies Coinage
Coinage Years:
1670-1844
PCGS #:
158600
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Request Pricing1670-A Cop Dbl MS BN
1670-A 5 Sols MS
Worth: $2,000 – $18,500
1670-A 15 Sols MS
1709-AA 30 Den MS
Worth: $450 – $550
1710-AA 15 Den MS
Worth: $300 – $300
1710-A 30 Den MS
1710-AA 30 Den MS
Worth: $50 – $1,800
1710-D 30 Den MS
Worth: $60 – $7,500
1710-D 30 Den Thick Planchet MS BN
1711-AA 15 Den MS
1711-D 15 Den MS
1711-AA 30 Den MS
1711-D 30 Den MS
1712-AA 15 Den MS
1712-AA 30 Den MS
1740-BB French Colonies Half Sou Marque MS65 PCGS. Breen-690, Vlack-325, R.1. ...
$3,660
1740-BB Half Sou Marque. Strasbourg Mint. Vlack-325. Rarity-1. AU-58 (PCGS).
$168
1740-BB Half Sou Marque. Strasbourg Mint. Vlack-325. Rarity-1. EF-45 (PCGS).
$144
1740-BB Half Sou Marque. Strasbourg Mint. Vlack-325. Rarity-1. MS-64 (PCGS).
$840
1740-BB Half Sou Marque. Strasbourg Mint. Vlack-325. Rarity-1. MS-62 (PCGS).
$384
1740-BB 1/2 SM French Colonies Half Sou Marque, Vlack-325, AU55 NGC. Ex: Donald G. Partrick Collection. Previously from Ric...
$516
1740-BB French Colonies Half Sou Marque, Vlack-325, MS61 NGC. ...
$456
1740-BB Half Sou Marque. Strasbourg Mint. Vlack-325. Rarity-1. Stops Before and After Rowel. AU-53 (NGC).
$180
1740-BB 1/2 SOU M French Colonies Half Sou Marque MS63 PCGS. Vlack-325, R.1. ...
$1,110
1740-BB French Colonies Half Sou Marque. Strasbourg Mint. Vlack-325. Rarity-1. Good-6.
$4
1740-BB French Colonies Half Sou Marque. Strasbourg Mint. Vlack-325. Rarity-1. AU Details--Surface Hairlines (NGC).
$245
1740-BB 1/2 SOU M French Colonies Half Sou Marque MS65 NGC. Breen-690, Vlack-325, R.1. ...
$1,320
1740-BB Half Sou Marque. Strasbourg Mint. Vlack-325. Rarity-1. AU-58 (PCGS).
$360
1740-BB 1/2 SOU M French Colonies Half Sou Marque XF45 PCGS. . PCGS Population (1/14). NGC Census: (0/0). (#158600)...
$204
1740-BB 1/2 SOU M French Colonies Half Sou Marque MS64 PCGS. CAC. Breen-690, Vlack-325. ...
$1,528
1740-BB French Colonies Half Sou Marque, Vlack-325, MS62 NGC. ...
$552
1740-BB French Colonies Half Sou Marque, Vlack-325, AU55 NGC. Ex: Donald G. Partrick Collection. NGC Census: (3/10). PCGS Po...
$630
1740-BB 1/2 SOU M French Colonies Half Sou Marque MS61 PCGS. CAC. Breen-690. ...
$969
FRENCH COLONIES. Sol, 1740-BB. Strasbourg Mint. Louis XV (1715-74). NGC MS-63.
$617
1740-BB 1/2 SOU M French Colonies Half Sou Marque MS65 PCGS. ...
$3,220
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