The Lissner Collection, Lot: 324. Estimate $400. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Premier République. Consulat. Napoléon Bonaparte. Premier Consul, 1799-1804. AR Demi-franc (18mm, 2.52 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver general. Ch.-Pierre de l’Espine, director. Dated L’An 11 A (AD 1802/3). VG 394; KM 648.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Beautifully toned lustrous uncirculated. Only coin of this date ever encapsulated. Quite rare.