Dub,
Welcome to TreasureNet !
You coin has mintmark "A"= Paris
Mintmark 'A' appeared during the period 1795-1898 which can close the year gap of your coin from 1795 to 1799.
Don........
Thank you all for the replies. Im hoping my venture out in the forest tomorrow yields some more cool history. A2 i cant wait to make it back to the mitten.