Triton XIX, Lot: 2352. Estimate $1000. Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. AV Essai de 25 Centimes (24mm, 8.76 g, 6h). Paris mint. Dies by Pillet. Dated 1913. Central hole topped by pileus; fasces to left, FR monogram to right; all within wreath / Rooster standing right, wings slightly spread; rising sun in background. Cf. Guilloteau 4763 (for type in nickel); Mazard 2149a; KM –. EF.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Peus 314 (30 October 1985), lot 769.