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This specimen was lot 2998 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[French Indo-China|FRENCH INDOCHINA]]: AE 2 sapeque, 1898-A, better date, tiny dig in obverse field, Fine to VF." 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. While the proofs are rare, the circulation issue is only somewhat scarce.
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This specimen was lot 2998 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[French Indo-China|FRENCH INDOCHINA]]: AE 2 sapeque, 1898-A, better date, tiny dig in obverse field, Fine to VF." 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.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 2,171,000, a scarce date.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 2,171,000, a scarce date.
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* [[French Indochina 1887-A 2 sapeque|1887-A 2 sapeque]]
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* [[French Indochina 1896-A 2 sapeque|1896 2 sapeque]]
* [[French Indochina 1898-A piastre|1898-A piastre]]
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* [[French Indochina 1898-A 20 cent|1898 20 cents]]
* [[French Indochina 1900-A 2 sapeque|1900-A 2 sapeque]]
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* [[French Indochina 1898-A piastre|1898 piastre]]
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* [[French Indochina 1899-A 2 sapeque|1899 2 sapeque]]
 
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[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 38]]

Latest revision as of 13:12, 15 October 2024

Steve Album sale 38, lot 2998
Fr Indochina SA38-2998r.jpg

This specimen was lot 2998 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRENCH INDOCHINA: AE 2 sapeque, 1898-A, better date, tiny dig in obverse field, Fine to VF." 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.

Recorded mintage: 2,171,000, a scarce date.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-6.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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