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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 7756799, member: 19165&quot;]Haha, the thread you linked to was me asking the same question 15 years ago. There is no real correlation in English for &quot;Essai&quot; - but it&#039;s best to think of it as a special striking. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the 1800&#039;s and early 1900&#039;s, Essai&#039;s were closest to Pattern pieces. There would be 10-20 struck, and they are extraordinarily rare. In the mid-20th century, the mintages increased into the 1000 - 2000 range, and they were sold as collector pieces. They are always better struck, and often have a finish that is better than a usual coin. They aren&#039;t exactly rare, but they aren&#039;t common, either. Sometimes, they were sold in denomination sets, and sometimes a couple of colonies would be grouped together in a set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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