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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 5220033, member: 10461"]<b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">France: bronze essai (5-centimes pattern by Barre) of Louis Phillipe I, 1840</font></font></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262511[/ATTACH] </p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANÇAIS, laureate bust left. "BARRE 1840" below truncation.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> REFONTE DES MONNAIES DE CUIVRE / 5 / CENT. / ESSAI; denomination within wreath.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Philippe_I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Philippe_I" rel="nofollow">Louis Phillipe I</a>, King of France (1830-1848).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> Bronze, 27.5 mm, 7.5 g, coin <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_orientation" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_orientation" rel="nofollow">alignment</a>, smooth edge. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monnaie_de_Paris" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monnaie_de_Paris" rel="nofollow">Paris mint</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade: </b><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/586901-036/65/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/586901-036/65/" rel="nofollow">NGC MS65</a>, cert. #586901-036.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces71848.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces71848.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-71848</a>, Guilloteau-2917, Mazard-1145, Gadoury-145a.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> gift from Josh Zachman ("<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/kazuma78.17304/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/kazuma78.17304/">kazuma78</a>" on CoinTalk), 20 November 2020. Prior provenance to the Stacks-Bowers Galleries February 2020 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Lot 70482.<a href="https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-LS3IA/france-bronze-5-centimes-essai-pattern-1840-paris-mint-louis-philippe-i-ngc-ms-65" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-LS3IA/france-bronze-5-centimes-essai-pattern-1840-paris-mint-louis-philippe-i-ngc-ms-65" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b>French <i>essai</i> coins were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_coin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_coin" rel="nofollow">patterns</a>; not issued for circulation, but rather as presentation pieces for proposed designs. A large variety of <i>essais</i> were issued in the 1840s in particular, and many are have amazing and elaborate designs. This one is a bit simpler and similar to designs on circulating coinage of the time. It was engraved and signed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Jean_Barre" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Jean_Barre" rel="nofollow">Jacques-Jean Barre</a> (1793-1855), the general engraver of the Paris mint from 1842 to 1855, whose two sons succeeded him in that position.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>This coin has really stunning blue-green iridescence and reflective fields which are visible at certain angles to the light. In that respect, it resembles an even more amazing <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/france-copper-specimen-striking-of-a-10-centime-pattern-essai-1848.284819/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/france-copper-specimen-striking-of-a-10-centime-pattern-essai-1848.284819/">1848 essai</a> I once owned. Unfortunately, the Stacks-Bowers images used here are less than ideal, having been shot through the slightly scuffed plastic of the NGC slab. They do it no justice. I hope to have this reimaged and reholdered eventually.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262511[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262509[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262512[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262517[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262510[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262513[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262514[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262515[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262516[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">000000S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 5220033, member: 10461"][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]France: bronze essai (5-centimes pattern by Barre) of Louis Phillipe I, 1840[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [ATTACH=full]1262511[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse:[/B] LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANÇAIS, laureate bust left. "BARRE 1840" below truncation. [B]Reverse:[/B] REFONTE DES MONNAIES DE CUIVRE / 5 / CENT. / ESSAI; denomination within wreath. [B]Issuer:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Philippe_I']Louis Phillipe I[/URL], King of France (1830-1848). [B]Specifications:[/B] Bronze, 27.5 mm, 7.5 g, coin [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_orientation']alignment[/URL], smooth edge. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monnaie_de_Paris']Paris mint[/URL]. [B]Grade: [/B][URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/586901-036/65/']NGC MS65[/URL], cert. #586901-036. [B]Reference:[/B] [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces71848.html']Numista-71848[/URL], Guilloteau-2917, Mazard-1145, Gadoury-145a. [B]Provenance:[/B] gift from Josh Zachman ("[URL='https://www.cointalk.com/members/kazuma78.17304/']kazuma78[/URL]" on CoinTalk), 20 November 2020. Prior provenance to the Stacks-Bowers Galleries February 2020 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Lot 70482.[URL='https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-LS3IA/france-bronze-5-centimes-essai-pattern-1840-paris-mint-louis-philippe-i-ngc-ms-65']*[/URL] [B]Notes: [/B]French [I]essai[/I] coins were [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_coin']patterns[/URL]; not issued for circulation, but rather as presentation pieces for proposed designs. A large variety of [I]essais[/I] were issued in the 1840s in particular, and many are have amazing and elaborate designs. This one is a bit simpler and similar to designs on circulating coinage of the time. It was engraved and signed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Jean_Barre']Jacques-Jean Barre[/URL] (1793-1855), the general engraver of the Paris mint from 1842 to 1855, whose two sons succeeded him in that position. [B]Comments: [/B]This coin has really stunning blue-green iridescence and reflective fields which are visible at certain angles to the light. In that respect, it resembles an even more amazing [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/france-copper-specimen-striking-of-a-10-centime-pattern-essai-1848.284819/']1848 essai[/URL] I once owned. Unfortunately, the Stacks-Bowers images used here are less than ideal, having been shot through the slightly scuffed plastic of the NGC slab. They do it no justice. I hope to have this reimaged and reholdered eventually.[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1262511[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262509[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262512[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262517[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262510[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262513[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262514[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262515[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262516[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]000000S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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