Triton XIX, Lot: 2343. Estimate $1500. Sold for $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. AV Essai de 20 Francs (21mm, 6.47 g, 6h). Paris mint. Dies by Farochon. Dated 1848. Laureate female head right; level to left, dove to right, clasped hands below / Denomination and date within wreath. Guilloteau 3024; Mazard 1249; KM –. EF, lustrous.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, December 1994.