France 1943 20 centimes

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22318

This specimen was lot 22318 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Lightweight 20 Centimes (2.8 gms.), 1943. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-64 Secure Holder. Sharply struck, toned." This type, closely related to the heavy 20 centimes issued by Vichy 1941-43, is common in circulated condition. The composition was switched to iron in 1944 but the Normandy invasion ended the Vichy regime soon after. This type was demonetized in 1947.

Recorded mintage: 64,088,000 (including F.153 at 3.5 g).

Specification: 3 g, zinc, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: light variety: F.153A/1, KM-900.2; Gad-321.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Link to:

• 1941 VINGT centimes
• 1943 10 centimes small
• France 1943-B 50 centimes
• 1943 franc
• 1943 2 francs
• 1943 pattern 10 francs, Petain
• Coins and currency dated 1943