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robert_ Valued Member Italy 81 Posts	Posted 02/24/2016 09:02 am Ciao, I'd like to share with you the following coin, a French pattern made for the contest of August 2nd 1814, the one where they choosed the new coins for the kingdom of Louis XVIII, just back on power. Here you see the essai of the 5 Francs of Jacques, made in white metal and dated 1815 (37 mm, 18 grams). Is anyone able to help me? On the World coins this pattern is called Pn25, but in bronze... I don't have the Mazard or the Gadoury catalogues for French essais, does anyone have one of these reference books, to verify if it is mentioned the emission in white metal? Thanks! Roberto Edited by robert_ 02/24/2016 09:11 am Report this Post to the Staff

nss-52 Moderator United States 54282 Posts	Posted 02/24/2016 09:12 am I am sorry, I can't help you, but I just want to say I really like that coin. Nice piece. Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 02/24/2016 11:48 am Heritage has sold several 1815 white metal essais by different designers (Michaux, Tiolier, and several others I've never heard of). I assume that Jacques refers to Jean Jacques Barre, but I'm not sure. Maybe you can find an example here. http://coins.ha.com/c/search-result...earch-071515 "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Report this Post to the Staff
robert_ Valued Member Italy 81 Posts	Posted 02/24/2016 1:13 pm I don't think that Jacques refers to Jean Jacques-Barre, because Barre had as symbol the head of dog and Jacques the shell. The essais you've linked, thanks, are in fact from the same contest, made by other authors, but mine was never sold at Heritage (and I cannot either find other examples around). Let's see if anyone has a Mazard catalogue. Report this Post to the Staff
Dave M Valued Member United States 67 Posts	Posted 02/24/2016 6:17 pm In my copy of Gadoury, I show this as #607, "concours de Jacques" as you know. Three are listed, silver, bronze and tin (which I suppose is "white metal". Edited by Dave M 02/24/2016 6:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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