Essai? in zinc of the 10 centimes (1941), centimes underlined and with points around the date
LIBERTÉ 
ÉGALITÉ _ FRATERNITÉ / 10 – Cmes _ (privy mark) – (privy mark) _ (year)
R – F
- Weight around: 2.50 grs.
- Diameter: 21.00 mm.
- Die axis: 6h.
- Edge: striated.
Photo of a coin sold by cgb.fr, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cgb.fr/10-centimes-lindauer-zinc-essai-de-frappe-1941-paris-f-140-2-spl,v30_1142,a.html.
| N° | Année | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1941 | - | - | - | 30 | 100 | - |
This coin does not seem to exist in a state of conservation inferior than AU or superior to MS 63.
If you have a more worn copy than the known minimum conservation state, remove aproximately 30 percent for each lower conservation state. In the opposite case, you probably have the best known copy, as long as the coin is not sold, we can not know what price will be obtained in auction.
Quote of cgb.fr about this copy: ''L’exemplaire n’a, à première vue, rien d’un essai ou d’une frappe spéciale. Pourtant, son aspect, très blanc, s’éloigne de l’aspect gris habituel à cette émission. Sa présence dans la collection Pierre aisse penser qu’il a servi d’essai, même s’il n’en porte pas la mention.
Tout d’abord, il faut remarquer que le type standard de référence est le “avec points, centimes souligné”, ce qui est le cas, ensuite qu’il n’a pas été procédé à la frappe d’essais marqués comme tels et que l’aspect d’origine de ces monnaies était une couleur de surface blanche. Au final que, malheureusement, seul le pedigree “Collection Pierre” indiquera un exemplaire utilisé comme essai.
Le plus étonnant est que cette pièce est contenue, et est vendue, dans une petite pochette de papier cristal marquée, au stylo encre noire, E22/9/41, ZA 2,5 . On peut déduire qu’il s’agit d’une frappe du 22 septembre 1941, au poids de 2,5 g, en zinc. Or le décret de création est 21 décembre 1940 : auraient-ils attendu si longtemps pour frapper ?.''. Traduction: The copy has, at first sight, nothing of a test or a special hit. However, its appearance, very white, away from the usual gray aspect of this show. His presence in the Pierre collection suggests that he served as a test, even if he does not mention it.
First of all, it should be noted that the standard type of reference is the "with points, cents underlined", which is the case, then that it has not proceeded to the striking of tests marked as such and that the original appearance of these coinss was a white surface color. In the end, unfortunately, only the pedigree "Pierre Collection" will indicate a copy used as a test.
The most surprising is that this piece is contained, and is sold, in a small pocket of marked crystal paper, with black ink pen, E22/9/41, ZA 2,5. We can deduce that this is a strike of September 22, 1941, weight of 2.5 g, zinc. But the decree of creation is December 21, 1940: would they have waited so long to strike?
Several similar coins from the Pierre collection sold at the same prices.