View source for France 1855-W 5 centimes

[[Image:France 1855W 5 centimes obv JELsen 116-1577.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 116, lot 1577]]
[[Image:France 1855W 5 centimes rev JELsen 116-1577.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 1577 in Jean Elsen sale 116 (Brussels, March 2013), where it sold for 60 euro (about US$91 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Napoléon III (1852-1870), Cu 5 centimes, 1855 W, Lille. Fleur de Coin'' ([[France]], Napoleon III (1852-70), copper five centimes of 1855, Lille mint, uncirculated.)"</blockquote>
The regime of Napoleon III finally carried out plans developed during the 1840's to melt down and remint all the old copper circulating in France, some of it dating back to before the Revolution of 1789. Several branch mints were reopened for this purpose. The existing mints were Paris ("A"), Strasbourg ([[France 1855-BB 10 centimes|"BB"]]) and Bordeaux ("K"); the reopened mints were Lille ("W"), Marseilles ("MA"), Rouen ("B") and Lyon ("D"). Two privy marks are reported for this date; the anchor shown here is slightly more common.

''Specification:'' 5 g, bronze, 25 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Jean-Jacques Barré (1793-1855). 

''Recorded Mintage:'' 11,158,108 (anchor privy mark) plus 6,299,653 (dog's head privy mark)<sup>[1]</sup>.

''Catalog reference:'' F.116/29, KM 777.7; Gad-152. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt,  ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies.''  Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
* <sup>[2]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 116,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2013.

''Links to:''
* [[France 1855-D centime|1855-D centime]]
* [[France 1855-A 2 centimes|1855-A 2 centimes]]
* [[France 1855-BB 2 centimes|1855-BB 2 centimes]]
* [[France 1855-D 2 centimes|1855-D 2 centimes]]
* [[France 1855-A 5 centimes|1855-A 5 centimes]]
* [[France 1855-D 5 centimes|1855-D 5 centimes]]
* [[France 1855-MA 5 centimes|1855-MA 5 centimes]]
* [[France 1855-A 10 centimes|1855-A 10 centimes]]
* [[France 1855-BB 10 centimes|1855-BB 10 centimes]]
* [[France 1855-MA 10 centimes|1855-MA 10 centimes]]
* [[France 1855-A 20 centimes|1855-A 20 centimes]]
* [[France 1855-A 50 centimes|1855-A 50 centimes]]
* [[France 1855-A franc|1855-A franc]]
* [[France 1855-A 5 francs|1855-A silver 5 francs]]
* [[France 1855-A 5 francs d'or|1855-A gold 5 francs, 14.4 mm diameter]]
* [[France 1855-A 5 francs Fr-578a|1855-A gold 5 francs, 16.7 mm diameter]]
* [[France 1855-BB 5 francs|1855-BB 5 francs]]
* [[France 1855-A 10 francs Fr-576a|1855-A 10 francs]]
* [[France 1855-BB 10 francs|1855-BB 10 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1855-A 20 francs|1855-A 20 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1855-BB 20 francs|1855-BB 20 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1855-D 20 francs|1855-D 20 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1855-A 50 francs|1855-A 50 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1855-BB 50 francs|1855-BB 50 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1855-A 100 francs|1855-A 100 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1855-BB 100 francs|1855-BB 100 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1857-A 10 centimes|1857-A 10 centimes]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1855]]

[[Category:Base metal coinage of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 116]]