Bidspirit auction | ***Major Highlight*** 1797-A French Sou

***Major Highlight*** 1797-A French Sou ms63 bn SEGS (fc) - ***Major Highlight*** 1797-A French Sou ms63 bn SEGS. s. Though intended for use in the French West Indies colonies, it is thought by some that this issue circulated in the Louisiana Territory owing to the high number of French citizens in that area as well as the amount of foreign coins in use in the colonies and other territories in North America. The majority of the issue was counterstamped RF, and those without a counterstamp are rare.