A Few Recent Better French Indo China Pickups w/ Bonus!

[JamminJ]

I've been burining out a bit on Germanic stuff recently but fortunately there's plenty of other good stuff to interest me. Recently I've been buying French Indo China, have a look at a few recent pickups. Each one is a better type or a key date:

 

 

 

 

And here's the bonus:

[Filam Coins-migration]

 

Very nice! When I lived in Hanoi, there were lots of souvenir shops with junk boxes, but never did find a professional dealer with quality coins. Wonder if they're around now. Country has really developed since I left in 1998.

[JamminJ]

A short while back my garandparents-in-law went back for a visit and mentioned the junk box coins dealers - even brining me a few back. Almost all of better stuff is fake.

 

I'll bet the good stuff can probably be found through dealers in France or Hong Kong. Isnt' there also a full time across the street who used to live there, mr earlgold? He might be able to fill you in a bit.

 

 

Here's a oldie but goodie from my collection I just got around to imaging:

 

 

 

[syracusian]

It's funny that the earlier stuff that you posted is at LMU standards too, a French colony after all, only the unholed centime, a 10 grams bronze coin should actually be a 10 centimes. You can tell the devaluation of their currency by the reduced fineness written on the 1937 obverses. Nice stuff James ,the holed 1c still remains one of my favourite world coins.

 

 

[HaydenTubbs]

Nice!

[JamminJ]

I'm really on a roll here, three more additions:

 

 

 

[JamminJ]

And another from the last Long Beach show:

 

[shirohniichan]

Dang! Thems is purdy coins!

 

I'm still kicking myself for not buying a 1931 Piastre overstruck on a Piastre du Commerce at Don's shop years back.

[JamminJ]

Dang! Thems is purdy coins!

 

I'm still kicking myself for not buying a 1931 Piastre overstruck on a Piastre du Commerce at Don's shop years back.

 

It's probably still there but priced eight times as high today.

[JamminJ]

Got some grades today...

 

 

MS65RB

 

MS66

 

MS66

 

There was another that went MS61 (not sure why) that I didn't get a chance to image before sending off.

 

Overall a good day at the plastic factory.

[shirohniichan]

Score!

 

What year and denomination was the MS61?

[JamminJ]

006 1903A F.I.CHINA 1P MS 61

 

A piastre de commerce.

[spiny]

Probably still better than either of my 1921 piastres.

 

This is my meager (yet well pedigreed) FIC cent.

 

 

You know, I don't think one of these mintmarkless imposters would look right in your fantastic collection, if you should ever happen upon a high grade one. Best to put it on ebay and notify the boards. No need to send it to NGC either.

[coinkat]

French Indo China coins have something for everyone... nice designs... and rarity in high grades