French Indochina 1892-A 2 sapeque
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This specimen was lot 74480 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $45. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRENCH INDO-CHINA. Sapeque, 1892-A. Paris Mint. NGC AU-53. A charming and lightly handled example of the type." This type was struck 1887-89, 1892-1902 as a two sapeque, as can be seen by the Chinese character for "2" ("ニ") on the reverse.
Recorded mintage: 1,636,000.
Specification: 2.01 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-6; Lec-8.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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