Belgium 1859 10 Centimes Essai - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 5 / Views: 2,958
sjh241 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 09/22/2014 09:02 am I took a gamble and bought the above item the other day and would like to know if any Belgian/pattern collectors out there would know the weight for this pattern? It is listed in Krause as Pn53. Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 09/23/2014 04:46 am I have seen an example of one of these for sale a dealer with the highest reputation in Sydney; I didn't take note of the price. Has anybody any idea of what the value of the piece pictured may be? Did they make a lot of them as they did with the French patterns of 1848, or are they much scarcer than the French patterns that are dated 10 years earlier? Report this Post to the Staff
sjh241 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 09/23/2014 9:10 pm Sel, Krause catalogs it at 100 USD. Two auctions are also around that number, the last being in 2011. My research shows that this ESSAI was made in large quantities. However, I can't find mintage figures and some specifics such as weight. I would love to know those two figures. I would say it's not a rare ESSAI, but hard to find.I haven't seen many in the US. Maybe a different story in Europe. Report this Post to the Staff
Aernout Valued Member Belgium 116 Posts	Posted 09/25/2014 2:36 pm Hey, I have seen a 20 cent Essai with a price of 75euro. Of the 20 cent are there 29 different coins (most time a other metal). The 10 cent is more rare. But the price is more or less the same. Of the 10 cent are there 5 know. Source of my book of 1949 (Dupriez) - 5 know types gr, Aernout Edited by Aernout 09/25/2014 2:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sjh241 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 09/25/2014 7:41 pm Thank you Aernout. This is exactly what I was looking for. I'm going to keep the 10 Centimes and look for the 20 centimes. I've read that many of the 20 centime ESSAI's are counter-stamped with a number. It was a way for the mint to keep track of the different test ESSAI's that they were making. I thought that was kind of neat. Edited by sjh241 09/25/2014 7:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Aernout Valued Member Belgium 116 Posts	Posted 09/27/2014 05:10 am Your welcome. Indeed, of the 20 cent you have coins with and without numbers. Also the 5 cent excist ;) Also this type of coin didn't win the contest, a other type of coin went in circulation in 1860 (but from the same designer). Example: 20 cent with numbres 18 and 4, also a 5 cent 1859 mvg, Aernout Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 5 / Views: 2,958

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.3 seconds to rattle this change.