https://www.greysheet.com/news/stor...rominent-french-women-are-officially-released Wonder if any of the "originals" still exist?
Apparently on the original coins, the 12 stars around the women's heads did not all show, causing them to be rejected. Coins in question are the ones at the bottom, 2024. https://www.monnaiedeparis.fr/media...mize=medium&fit=bounds&height=&width=&canvas=:
https://www.lalettre.fr/fr/action-p...n-d-euros-a-la-monnaie-de-paris,110136803-fac This article seems to indicate that the stars in question that resulted in the reissue of the coins were on the reverse. I think it is more likely that the some of the stars on the obverse were not showing because of the hair of the subject women (great obverse, by the way). At any rate, here is the reverse, which is not much different than the previous year. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/7bQAAOSwsnBlmtNI/s-l1600.jpg It is difficult to believe that some of the oops! coins didn't survive, but we shall see.
Here is the originally issued "error coin" https://i.imgur.com/GADVcVV.jpeg Here are the reissues https://www.monnaiedeparis.fr/media...mize=medium&fit=bounds&height=&width=&canvas= Note how the stars on the "national side," the one that was changed by the Paris mint with the portraits, are running into the hair and the RF on the original issues as shown in a catalog before production began. Note that the reissued coins have the stars closer to the edge and easier to see--clearly delineated from the other coin features. Sorry, not trying to belabor this, but keep an eye out , in case some of the original coins (that were supposedly recycled) pop up.
Update--the new version France Euro cent coins are mostly available in Unc. and Proof sets. There was a German seller selling loose coins on ebay--but the price was comparable to what you would pay for the sets. Here are the Numista listing for the coins--if anything comes up it may show here where the auctions are listed. That is where the said ebay coins showed up. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces393686.html https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces393687.html https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces393688.html I've seen nothing on any of the originally minted 27 million coins, that were recycled, surfacing but it is probably too early (if ever).
Update Here is a search on the "Bay" to find the 2024 coins: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=2024+france+cents&_sacat=11116&_sop=10&_svsrch=1 I would expect a lot more of the new cents will hit the streets during the summer and Numista rarity index for the coins should drop a lot (now in the low 50's). If there is any chance to get any of the disallowed coins, I'm pretty sure they will be hyped to the max and even more expensive than the RAM Bluey coins I posted about recently. This vendor still has pics of the disallowed coins--I checked they are NOT what he is selling. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1160326832...VFEeuin4MdH7XTb6OUPV0Y7g==|tkp:Bk9SR_aFnOiCZA Still with 27 million of the "originals" produced you'd think some would make it into the wild, via riches seeking employees, etc.
