FRENCH INDO-CHINA. Aluminum-Bronze Centime Essai (Pattern), 19(31). Paris Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-64.
Lec-102a; KM-unlisted; Gad-unlisted. Immediately identifiable as a pattern from the hand of Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, this VERY RARE type displays strong reflective characteristics in the fields with instances of sunset-orange tone on both sides. If not for a partial fingerprint fragment on the obverse which has dulled the area touched, a coin that would have qualified for a significantly finer grade.
Estimate: $1500 - $2500