CNG 87, Lot: 1638. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, First Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AV 40 Francs (26mm, 12.83 g, 6h). Bordeaux mint. Dated 1810. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR ◊, laureate head left / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS ◊, 40/FRANCS ◊ in two lines; all within wreath; below, 1810 ◊ between leaf and K. VG 1084; Friedberg 509; KM 696.3. Near EF, underlying luster. Key date.