Help with French Indo China coin and a Italian/Egypt token

Hi guys,

I have this French Indo China One Cent dated 1884, this date is not listed in any of my Krause cataloges, they only start at 1885, is this a scarce type or have Krause just not listed it.

Secondly I have a token which at first I thought was Italian dated 1861 but it mentions Alessandria (Alexandria) (Egypt) anyone know what this is and from.

 

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Is it just me or is the second "8" on the 1884 a little misaligned? It looks like it was faked from an 1894 possibly.

Edit: Sorry, just noticed it is not French Indo-China, it is French Cochin-China KM# 3, just shoot me.

I haven't seen the other, but looks like a store card to me.

 

Quite right. Before they consolidated into IndoChine, there were three separate provinces - CochinChine, Annam, and Tonkin. Each had separate coinage under the French authority.

 

I have an older Krause SCWC and it does not list an 1884, but starts with 1885. Also, blsmothermon, the 1894 is a $20 coin in almost any condition, and maybe $50 like this, so why ruin one to create an unsaleable problem? Maybe there were 1884 issues ... I reserve judgment. Nice coin.

Same with the Alexandria of Egypt (Alessandria d'Eggito); nice coin. Agreed that it is a store card -- advertising -- not a token (good-for). Still, cute.

 

mmarotta, I left my orginal comment in for honesty's sake, but edited when I found my error. A reading of the whole post would show that.

 

The Egyptian token looks interesting!

 

Thanks for your help guys, I see the One Cent now under Cochin- China, Duh!!!!

The Egyptian token/store card needs some more research.