Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Napoleon iii, Pattern Centime, 1861, by Barre, without mint mark (cf. Gad. 87; VG 3592). Good very fine, toned, rare (£40-50)

Perhaps not a pattern or essai in the strictest sense; Gadoury describes these as “pré-série, sans lettre d’atelier”.