French Colonies 1825-A 10 centimes
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This specimen was lot 41221 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRENCH COLONIES. 10 Centimes, 1825-A. Paris Mint. Charles X. PCGS MS-63 Brown." This specimen was struck in Paris for the French colonies in the Caribbean. The type was struck 1825 and 1828-29. There is a similar five centimes. The success of this issue was used as a precursor to the large copper issues of Napoleon III in France during the 1850's.
Recorded mintage: 301,000.
Specification: bronze, designed by Nicolas Tiolier.
Catalog reference: KM-11.1; Lec-304.
- Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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