French Indochina 1893-A 20 cent
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This specimen was lot 74474 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRENCH INDO-CHINA. 20 Centimes, 1893-A. Paris Mint. PCGS AU-58. A lightly toned and lightly circulated minor with a great, wholesome nature." This twenty cent piece is one of a type issued for French Indo-China during 1885-95. The type was reduced to 5.4 grams in 1895 and issued in that form until 1898, when the fineness was reduced to 0.835.
Recorded mintage: 200,000, a scarce date.
Specification: 5.443 g, 0.900 fine silver, .157 troy oz ASW, designed by Barré.
Catalog reference: KM-3; Lec-192.
- 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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