CNG 88, Lot: 1848. Estimate $300. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, temp Premier Empire – Premier Empire (Restored). Napoléon I. 1804-1814 and 1815. AR Brockage 5 Francs (37mm, 24.81 g). Struck 1807-1815. Laureate head right / Incuse and reverse of obverse. Cf. VG 583-4 and 595; cf. KM 686, 694, and 704. Good VF, lightly toned. Spectacular error.

From the Sierra Collection. Ex Ponterio 129 (16 January 2004), lot 1395.