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[[Image:SB824-42204o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 42204]]
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This specimen was lot 42204 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "FRENCH INDO-CHINA. Mint Error -- Center Hole Punched Off-Center -- Sapeque, 1896. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-64 Red Brown. An interesting error type with the central hole punched off from center, this near-Gem presents rich red-brown flair and great brilliance." 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. Even tho the auctioneers miscatalogued it, it is still a rare item, as 1896 is an unlisted date in the SCWC.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' bronze.

''Catalog reference:'' Lec-12; KM-6 (Unlisted date).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, ''Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[French Indochina 1887-A 2 sapeque|1887 2 sapeque]]
* [[French Indochina 1896-A cent|1896 cent]]
* [[French Indochina 1896-A 20 cent|1896 20 cent]]
* [[French Indochina 1896-A 50 cent|1896 50 cent]]
* [[French Indochina 1896-A piastre|1896 piastre]]
* [[French Indochina 1898-A 2 sapeque|1898 2 sapeque]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1896]]

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-This specimen was lot 42204 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "FRENCH INDO-CHINA. Mint Error -- Center Hole Punched Off-Center -- Sapeque, 1896. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-64 Red Brown. An interesting error type with the central hole punched off from center, this near-Gem presents rich red-brown flair and great brilliance." 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. Even tho the auctioneers miscatalogued it, it is still a rare item, as 1896 is an unlisted date in the SCWC.
+This specimen was lot 42204 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[French Indo-China|FRENCH INDO-CHINA]]. Mint Error -- Center Hole Punched Off-Center -- Sapeque, 1896. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-64 Red Brown. An interesting error type with the central hole punched off from center, this near-Gem presents rich red-brown flair and great brilliance." 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. Even tho the auctioneers miscatalogued it, it is still a rare item, as 1896 is an unlisted date in the SCWC.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.