FRANCE. Directory. Tin 5 Centimes Essai (Pattern), ND (1795/6). Paris Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-62.
Maz-309 (R4); cf. Gad-126 (for regular issue in copper). Lightly filed plain edge. By A. Dupré. An EXTREMELY RARE trial striking that lacks not only a mintmark, but a date as well, this example likely served as a test for the dies before the mint and date punches were added. Exceptionally sharp, lustrous, and vibrant.
From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from the Farouk Collection in March 1954). Ex: Palace Collections of Egypt [King Farouk] (Sotheby's - 3/1954) Lot # 2175 (part of). Ex: Virgil M. Brand Collection (as "Ferrari-Brand," Schulman - ca. 1932) Lot # 3214. Ex: Baron Phillipe de Ferrari la Renotière Collection.
Estimate: $750.00- $1500.00
Price realized | 3'800 USD |
Starting price | 450 USD |