FRANCE, First Republic. Directory. 1795-1799. CU Décime (31mm, 19.94 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: Artemis and cornucopia. Dated L’An 4 A (AD 1795/6), revalued 1796.

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FRANCE, First Republic. Directory. 1795-1799. CU Décime (31mm, 19.94 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: Artemis and cornucopia. Dated L’An 4 A (AD 1795/6), revalued 1796. Draped bust of Marianne left, wearing Phrygian cap / Denomination and date within wreath; UN stamped and S effaced. VG 186; KM 637.1. Brown surfaces. 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: 6 October 2021 at 12:39:40 ET.

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