1952 Laos Coins - Am I Missing Something?

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xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 10/19/2008 9:02 pm I was trolling ebay and I saw a 1952 Laos 20 cents for over a hundred bucks & multiple bids. Another that looks the same to me has no bids, starting at 50 cents. I don't get it.. I looked the coins up but I don't see why one would go for such a huge amount. Krause lists market value of the 50 cents at $25 and the 20 cents at $22.50. One set of the auctions lists them as "piefort with essai" - is that the difference, and what is it? No bids: http://cgi.ebay.com/1952-50-Cents-C...os_W0QQitemZ 310092702732QQihZ021QQcategoryZ534QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/COIN-1952-LAOS-...IN_W0QQitemZ 270287751397QQihZ017QQcategoryZ534QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem The ones going for over $100: http://cgi.ebay.com/1952-LAOS-50-CE...AI_W0QQitemZ 260299663988QQihZ016QQcategoryZ539QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/1952-LAOS-20-CE...AI_W0QQitemZ 230300145140QQihZ013QQcategoryZ539QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Thanks for any help Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 10/19/2008 9:25 pm Ah.... the piedfort with essai basically means it's a pattern coin that is probably made out of silver The top two are just regular circulations. That's about I I know. Hope that helps! Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 10/20/2008 09:29 am In general, piedfort or piefort simply means that a coin is twice as thick as the "normal" version while the design and the composition are the same. The Royal Mint (UK) for example issues such pieces An essai is a pattern with a design that may well be different from the design of the regular coin. As for piedfort pieces from Indochina, have a look at this page: http://art-hanoi.com/collection/wik...itle=Piefort Christian Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 10/20/2008 12:48 pm Piedforts are also struck several times more than average making the design details extra sharp. Quality production. Report this Post to the Staff
Jays-Dad Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 10/20/2008 7:31 pm Thanks for this thread. I was just going through my French stuff and realized that I had a really thick coin. I didn't realize I had a piedfort. I wonder if the person I bought it from in 1997 knew it? Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 10/21/2008 01:39 am Probably not - it looks like it would be difficult to tell. I sure couldn't tell the difference in the pictures provided. Thanks, everyone, for the info! Report this Post to the Staff
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