FRANCE, Premier République. Directoire. 1795-1799. CU Décime (32mm, 19.24 g). Paris mint(?). Date illegible.

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FRANCE, Premier République. Directoire. 1795-1799. CU Décime (32mm, 19.24 g). Paris mint(?). Date illegible. Draped bust of Marianne left, wearing phrygian cap / Denomination and date within wreath. VG 185; KM 645.1. Brown surfaces. Near Fine.

In October of 1796, the French government ordered the earlier 2 Décimes coppers to be overstruck as 1 Décime coins. As this piece demonstrates, the overstriking was remarkably difficult, and the mint found themselves unable to produce a clear enough strike so as to obliterate the undertype. A simpler expedient was adopted: a counterstamp of the word UN.

Closing Date and Time: 23 June 2021 at 13:07:40 ET.

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