France / North America, billon sou marqué of 24 deniers, 1740 d (Lyon), probably a contemporary forgery (cf Breen 451), silver wash largely missing, considerable verdigris, very fine; with a small group of French, French Colonial and other coins in silver (3), billon (3) and copper (5), broadly of types which may have circulated in North America, mostly poor to fine (13) Provenance: Beaumont family Collection.

Estimate: GBP 180-220