CNG 93, Lot: 1536. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. WM 5 Francs Essai (37mm, 22.45 g, 6h). By A. Bouchon. Dated 1848. REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAIS, bust of Marianne facing, head left, wearing drapery tied with clasped hands and level crown / LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ, 5/ FRANCS/ 1848, level to left, clasped hands to right, tree above; all within wreath; bunch of grain to left. KM Pn 74. UNC, a few minor marks.