Essai in maillechort of the 20 centimes (1887), 20 sections, without beam and olive branch, signature L.M, large bust
LIBERTÉ – ÉGALITÉ – FRATERNITÉ _ (privy mark) ESSAI (privy mark) / 20 _ CENTIMES _ (mint)
RÉPUBLIQUE – (star) – FRANÇAISE _ (year)
- Weight around: 4.50 grs.
- Diameter: 24.00 mm.
- Die axis: 6h.
- edge: smooth with 20 sections.
Transformed photo of a coin sold by cgb.fr (modification of the color for better visual rendering of the original result), link to the sale and their website: https://www.cgb.fr/essai-de-20-centimes-merley-tranche-a-20-pans-1887-paris-vg-4052-spl63,fmd_236397,a.html.
| N° | Année | Atelier | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1887 | A | - | - | - | 300 | 450 | ? |
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.
Medium bust: the ears touch the circle, the point of the blow slightly protrudes from the circle.
Large bust: the ears and the point of the blow come out of the circle.
Just like the type with 16 and 20 sections, I find that the weight may vary slightly and the diameter also. For the 24 sections, this variation is very slight: 24.10 mm. For the 20 sections, I note (still according to the information provided by cgb.fr) that the diameter goes from 23.00 mm to 23.45 mm. For the 16 sides the diameter seems to vary only very slightly, one coin saw at cgb.fr with 24.21 mm. Are the blanks really fluctuating in size? Or is it the measurement capabilities of a difficult shaped blank, which cause these variations?