France (Pau mint, for the Province of Bearn), ecu, Louis XV (large bust), 1742, mintmark cow. KM-518. 28.22 grams. Scarcer issue, obverse weak with some adjustment marks, reverse bold, light rust- colored encrustation on dark gunmetal surfaces, XF details. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Recovered from: Auguste, sunk in 1761 off Nova Scotia, Canada
(150 - 225 USD)