France: copper specimen striking of a 10-centime pattern (essai), 1848

lordmarcovan

Here is my long awaited newp.











Here is the cert page.



Here is the seller page.



Here is an interesting (and seemingly independent) blog post about this very coin.



I ended up getting it for $336.45, so saved almost sixty bucks off the ask price.



I think this thing provides a ton of bang for the buck, comparatively speaking.



Look closely at her necklace. That pretty much sums up my feeling about this piece.



I parted with some of my better love tokens to buy this, but don't think I'll regret that.

asheland

That's gorgeous!

bronzemat

Neat and pretty coin.



We know you though, it will be sold/swapped for something else in time

Zohar

Very nice!

lordmarcovan

Originally posted by: bronzemat

Neat and pretty coin.



We know you though, it will be sold/swapped for something else in time

Everything gets swapped or sold in time, from everyone's collection.



Can't take 'em with you when you go.



What you're talking about is the way it goes with Box of 20 collecting, but favorites tend to stick around longer than the "just stuff" material.

STLNATS

Very nice example.



There's some variety of 1848 patterns out there and some are really striking, helmeted busts, etc altho I do like the Ceres style head that was selected (and casually collect it by date). Thre's not common at all and agree they provide a lot of bang for the buck given the rarity and style. Congrats

brg5658

Now I know why that coin disappeared from my Watch List on the Atlas site. Congrats on a super / beautiful coin!







Brandon

Jackthecat1

A great pattern at an excellent price.

DorkGirl

dadams

Originally posted by: lordmarcovan

I parted with some of my better love tokens to buy this, but don't think I'll regret that.

You won't regret that one bit! Gorgeous!

PatAR

A real beauty! Congrats!

I love those mid century French designs.

SYRACUSIAN

I can tell you, that Rob actually fell in love with this coin at first sight. It was during some discussions between us and the possibility of a trade of one of his coins that he came across it, and he never let it go since. Glad you got it!

AUandAG

Says it all!

bob

ajaan

How does the coin compare to the Trueview image?

HTubbs

Wow, that's beautiful! I'm a huge fan of 1800's France small denominations, you can find some truly stunning pieces that won't break the bank.

lordmarcovan

@ajaan said:
How does the coin compare to the Trueview image?

The TrueView is definitely a "glamor shot", as it often is with toned proofs. In hand, the colors only "pop" at certain angles, of course. However, the coin has a faint near-cameo appearance, so it's all good.

brg5658

@lordmarcovan said:

@ajaan said:
How does the coin compare to the Trueview image?

The TrueView is definitely a "glamor shot", as it often is with toned proofs. In hand, the colors only "pop" at certain angles, of course. However, the coin has a faint near-cameo appearance, so it's all good.

Even with the glamour shot, I can still tell that it's a very attractive piece of copper in hand. Congrats again. You removed one of the many tempting pieces of eye candy from my watch list at Atlas; my checkbook thanks you.