Hello!
I have a technical question.
Can you tell me which year the reserve die II of France 1 cent did disappear? Die II is the one, where N and T join. Die I is the one where N and T are separated. Actually the script and general view of dies are so differ that to attribute which is which is easy just at an outstretched arm.
At the catalog of varieties of French coins, http://eucoins.byethost24.com/fr.html the die II finished in 1999. However, I suspect that it may be found later, most probably in mint and proof sets.