FRANCE ESSAI / Pattern / Project [1889/1892] Private Cu-Plated Zinc Mule ESSAI Pattern. Struck on US Lincoln-Memorial Cent? UNC

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1889/1892, France (3rd Republic). Private Copper-Plated Zinc Mule ESSAI Pattern Coin by Thierry Michelin. Struck on US Lincoln-Memorial Cent?

Mint Place: Uncertin.
Condition: Uncirculated!
Engraver: Thierry Michelin
Denomination: Private Restrike Mule Pattern / Essai
Reference: GEM.261 4V (R2, a mule of Maz-2319, dated 1889 and Maz.2325, dated 1892).
Mint Year: 1889 (obverse) / 1892 (reverse die) - The actual striking probably ca. 1980s - The dies used are known to exist since 1889/1892.
Material: Copper-Plated Zinc (probably a US Lincoln-Memorial Cent, considering the material, size & weight)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 2.54gm

Obverse: Circle (ment for a hole) inside foliage, which is flanked by personifications of Trade (Mercury) and Industry.


Reverse: Square (ment for a hole) surmounted by a rooster, between an olive branch and a palm wreath.



The date of minting (1889 and 1892) refers to the dies, not to the striking, as the host coin (if a Lincoln Cent) was issued duiring 1982. The date of this private ESSAI / pattern is still being discussed, but should be around the 1980s-90s if the host coin is a cent.

The fact that it is still unknown who, when and how somebody muled the old dies, used them almost a century later and the relative scarcity of this issue (only 2 known auction appearances found, one of which values the striking at € 800 during 2020) makes this piece a great addition for the pattern collector.

Definitely a great conversation piece and another overstruck Lincoln Cent, a coin which is said to disappear soon from production due to the non-profitability of production.

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