2 Centimes - Napoleon III

Features

Issuer	France
Emperor	Napoleon III (1852-1870)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1853-1857
Value	2 Centimes (0.02)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	2 g
Diameter	20.2 mm
Thickness	0.8 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 January 1941
Number	N# 483 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
References	F# 107, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10^th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. Gad# 103, Francesco Pastrone; 2019. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2019 (24^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco. KM# 776 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait facing left, inside beaded circle. Lettering around outside, date underneath

Lettering:
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
BARRE
1857

Engraver: Jean-Jacques Barre

Reverse

Lettering:
EMPIRE FRANÇAIS
W
* DEUX CENTIMES *

Engraver: Jean-Jacques Barre

Edge

Smooth

Mints

A	Paris, France (864-date)
B	Rouen, France
BB	Strasbourg, France
D	Lyon, France
K	Bordeaux, France
MA	Marseille, France
W	Lille, France

Comments

Atelier petit et grand D

Différent petit et grand Lion

Différent Ancre et Chien

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	Frequency
Undetermined
1853 A	657 550		$ 4.29	$ 4.29		10%	KM# 776.1
1853 B	538 580		$ 6.44			5%	KM# 776.2
1853 BB	211 996		$ 7.10	$ 10		4%	KM# 776.3
1853 D						1.0%	Big D - KM# 776.4
1853 D						2%	small D - KM# 776.4
1853 K	116 625			$ 23		3%	KM# 776.5
1853 MA	192 046					2%	KM# 776.6
1853 W	70 239		$ 36			3%	KM# 776.7
1854 A	3 360 354		$ 1.61	$ 2.15		19%	KM# 776.1
1854 B	1 995 174	$ 1.61	$ 2.15			10%	KM# 776.2
1854 BB	1 988 420		$ 2.15	$ 5.25		13%	KM# 776.3
1854 D	2 523 954					5%	Big D, Big lion - KM# 776.4
1854 D						0.9%	Big D, small lion
1854 D						2.0%	small D, Big lion - KM# 776.4
1854 D						0.7%	small D, small lion
1854 K	1 545 169					5%	KM# 776.5
1854 MA	1 282 292		$ 20	$ 32		4%	KM# 776.6
1854 W	3 401 758		$ 3.22	$ 3.22		16%	KM# 776.7
1855 A		$ 2.15	$ 2.68	$ 4.29		15%	anchor
1855 A	5 126 369	$ 1.07	$ 2.15	$ 2.68	$ 3.42	15%	dog
1855 B						4%	anchor
1855 B	1 753 734		$ 3.76			8%	dog
1855 BB						3%	anchor
1855 BB	2 105 599		$ 3.27	$ 4.29		12%	dog
1855 D			$ 4.29	$ 19		5%	anchor, Big D, Big lion
1855 D						4%	anchor, Big D, small lion
1855 D						2%	anchor, small D, Big lion
1855 D						1.4%	anchor, small D, small lion
1855 D	3 327 859					1.8%	dog, Big D, Big lion
1855 D						1.0%	dog, Big D, small lion
1855 D						1.3%	dog, small D, Big lion
1855 D						1.4%	dog, small D, small lion
1855 K						2%	anchor
1855 K	1 068 387					3%	dog
1855 MA		$ 2.76	$ 8.05			5%	anchor
1855 MA	2 505 761					3%	dog
1855 W	939 230		$ 3.22			9%	anchor
1856 A	1 737 739		$ 1.61	$ 3.77		10%	KM# 776.1
1856 B	4 461 561	$ 1.61	$ 2.15	$ 2.15	$ 6.63	25%	KM# 776.2
1856 BB	1 281 437		$ 5.37	$ 8.15		10%	KM# 776.3
1856 K	2 280 342		$ 2.15	$ 2.73		12%	KM# 776.5
1856 MA	2 712 188	$ 0.86	$ 4.29	$ 9.66		8%	KM# 776.6
1856 W	2 485 446		$ 3.90	$ 3.90		12%	KM# 776.7
1857 A	1 249 740	$ 1.61	$ 2.15	$ 4.29		9%	KM# 776.1
1857 B	1 861 940		$ 2.68	$ 3.22		6%	KM# 776.2
1857 D	999 880					2%	Big D, Big lion - KM# 776.4
1857 D						0.5%	Big D, small lion
1857 D						1.3%	small D - KM# 776.4
1857 K	749 922					1.8%	KM# 776.5
1857 MA	1 249 831					4%	KM# 776.6
1857 W	2 249 770	$ 1.12	$ 2.15	$ 3.22		14%	KM# 776.7

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