Essai in maillechort of the 5 centimes (1881)
LIBERTÉ – ÉGALITÉ – FRATERNITÉ _ (flower) ESSAI (flower) / 5 _ CENTIMES (privy mark) (mint) (privy mark)
RÉPUBLIQUE – (star) – FRANÇAISE _ (year)
beam left of the bust and olive branch on the right.
- Weight around: 2.45 grs.
- Diameter: 20.12 mm.
- Die axis: 6h.
- Edge: smooth.
Photo of a coin sold by cgb.fr, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cgb.fr/essai-de-5-centimes-merley-1881-paris-vg-3979-spl63,fmd_313076,a.html.
| N° | Année | Atelier | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1881 | A | - | - | - | - | 180 | - |
This coin does not seem to exist in a state of conservation inferior 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.
Just like the other tests with this type, (5, 10, 20 ... centimes), I notice that the word test has a kind of accent on the bottom of the letter E.