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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aidan Work, post: 171847, member: 1824&quot;]Buying a Monegasque 1950 100 Francs Essai for NZ$5 at a fair here in Wellington a few years back! The dealer had $8 on it.I looked it up in Krause.At that time,it was catalogued at US$55,but is now US$50.The guy I bought it off was a part-time dealer who thought it was the issued coin.It was a few weeks later I told him that he had sold me a pattern coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also bought the New Hebrides 1967 10 &amp; 20 Francs Essais for around NZ$50 the pair.My boss had bought them off an Auckland dealer for NZ$15.At that time,I was absolutely skint.I have since bought the New Hebrides 1966 silver 100 Francs Essai that was in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand&#039;s collection.I saw this coin nearly 8 years ago when I was a member of the now defunct Wellington Coin Club.We went to the Reserve Bank for a meeting.We looked at a nice lot of coins,including this 100 Francs Essai.I never imagined that I would own one of these,let alone,the actual coin itself! I still have it in its Monnaie de Paris cardboard box done up in a plastic holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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