France: Napoleon silver Medallic Essai 5 Francs L'An XII (1803/1804) MS61 NGC,...

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Napoleon silver Medallic Essai 5 Francs L'An XII (1803/1804) MS61 NGC, Paris mint, Maz-604 (R3), VG-1259, Ciani-634. 26.5gm. Plain edge. By Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet and Jean-Baptiste-Barthélemy Dupeyrat. Laureate bust left, NAPOLEON LE GRAND., signature below / In six lines of text, MOYEN DE MULTIPLIER LES CARRÉS PAR DUPEYRAT PRESENTÉ A L'AD. MONNAIES, date below. An engaging early Essai type that represents the union of the die-making processes implemented by Dupeyrat and the expert engraving work by Brenet, who was already at the time of this piece's striking well-known for his contributions to the Napoleonic medal series.

In 1804, Dupeyrat made several experiments at the Paris mint in attempts to accomplish greater uniformity between dies used to strike the same coinage, a more efficient means of production of the working dies, and additional improvements to the dies themselves. The inventor presented to the National Institute the details of his processes, using specimens of the present coin as a visual representation of his plan for the "multiplying" of dies. Surviving examples of the type are extremely rare, and we are unable to trace the sale of an additional specimen in the last two decades of auction records.

Ex. Farouk Collection (Sotheby's March 1954, Lot 2178 [part])

From the Paramount Collection

Metal: Silver
Diameter: 36mm
ASW: 0.935oz

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