Essai piéfort in bronze of the 20 centimes (1898)
LIBERTÉ – ÉGALITÉ – FRATERNITÉ _ (privy mark) ESSAI (privy mark) / 20 _ CENTIMES _ (mint)
RÉPUBLIQUE – (star) – FRANÇAISE _ (year)
beam left of the bust and olive branch on the right.
- Weight around: 9.00 grs.
- Diameter: 25.00 mm.
- Die axis: 6h.
- edge: smooth.
Photo of a coin sold by Monnaies d'Antan, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1587633, link to their website: http://www.monnaiesdantan.com/
| N° | Année | Atelier | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1898 | 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.
Like the nickel silver piéfort, the weight seems to vary greatly.