French coins

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tony_k_1965
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Posted: 26 Feb 2012, 21:22 #
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what is the essai mean on some years of french coins ?
ZacUK Numista team
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Posted: 26 Feb 2012, 21:27 #
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 Essai means trial. It is stamped on test coins - like between the antlers in the left picture below ...

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
tony_k_1965
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Posted: 26 Feb 2012, 21:37 #
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Quote: ZacUKEssai means trial. It is stamped on test coins - like between the antlers in the left picture below ...

Many thanks for that zac.
cheers
KennyG
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Posted: 28 Feb 2012, 02:58 #
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It's a trial strike pretty much,

Kind of like pattern and prova coins.
Kenny

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