French Indochina 1928-A 10 cents

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22337

This specimen was lot 22337 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $399.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRENCH INDO-CHINA. 10 Cents, 1928-A. PCGS MS-63 Secure Holder. KEY DATE. Lowest mintage of the entire nine year series. Light clear pastel toning with abundant luster. Catalogs for $875 in the current Krause catalog." This type was issued from the Paris mint 1921-30 and 1937 and superseded a similar design of 0.835 fineness (KM 9) issued 1898-1919. This is the key date.

Recorded mintage: 1,563,000.

Specification: 2.7 g, 0.680 fine silver, .059 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-16.1; Lec-168.

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1927 10 cents
• 1928-A 20 cents
• 1928 piastre
• 1929 10 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1928
• return to coins of Russia