French Indochina 1895-A cent

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Sedwick sale 25, lot 1040
Sincona sale 57, lot 2959

The first specimen was lot 1040 in Sedwick sale 25 (Winter Park, FL, May 2018), where it sold for $142.80. The catalog description[1] noted, "French Indo-China (struck at the Paris mint), bronze 1 centime, 1895-A, NGC AU 50 BN. Satin-smooth fields with no marks at all, just some high-point wear on the seated Liberty (could be weak strike), traces of original color. NGC #4715670-011." The second specimen was lot 2959 in Sincona sale 57 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$387 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"Französisch Indochina, 1 Cent 1895 A, Paris. Umschrift: UN CENTIEME DE PIASTRE. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (French Indochina, one cent of 1895, Paris mint. Rare, Good very fine.)"

This is a scarce one year type with a different obverse legend than the preceding or succeeding type.

Recorded mintage: 290,000.

Specification: bronze, 10 g, the second specimen 10.04 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 6, KM-7.

Source:

  • 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 25, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=French_Indochina_1895-A_cent&oldid=518388"