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Latest revision as of 14:18, 15 October 2024

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 45928
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This specimen was lot 45928 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $576. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRENCH INDO-CHINA. Piastre, 1888-A. Paris Mint. PCGS AU-50." This piastre is one of a type issued for French Indo-China during 1885-95. Piastres issued 1895 and later were reduced in weight to 27 grams and are quite a bit more available. The coin was intended to compete with various trade dollars from the Straits Settlements, India, Mexico and the United States.

Recorded mintage: 948,000, a scarce date.

Specification: 27.21 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-5; Lec-259.

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.
  • [1]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.

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