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''Recorded mintage:'' 250,000 + 100 proofs.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 250,000 + 100 proofs.
  
''Specification:'' 5.44 g, .900 fine silver, this specimen 5.36 g.
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''Specification:'' 5.44 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 5.36 g.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Lecompte 189, KM 3.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Lecompte 189, KM 3.  

Revision as of 14:04, 1 October 2023

Sincona sale 51, lot 3543

This specimen was lot 3543 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Französisch Indochina, 20 Cent 1887 A, Paris. Vorzüglich. (French Indochina, twenty cent of 1887, Paris mint. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck intermittently 1885-95.

Recorded mintage: 250,000 + 100 proofs.

Specification: 5.44 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 5.36 g.

Catalog reference: Lecompte 189, KM 3.

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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

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