Triton XIX, Lot: 2345. Estimate $2500. Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. AV Essai de 20 Francs (21mm, 6.46 g, 6h). Paris mint. Dies by Vauthier and Galle. Dated 1848. Laureate female head right, wearing crested Attic helmet; star above / Denomination and date within wreath. Guilloteau 3038; Mazard 1264; KM –. Choice EF, lustrous.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, May 1992.