The Lissner Collection, Lot: 325. Estimate $750. Sold for $2250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Premier République. Consulat. Napoléon Bonaparte. Premier Consul, 1799-1804. AR Franc (23mm, 4.98 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 442; KM 649.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64 WINGS APPROVED. Gem toned lustrous prooflike. One of the most spectacular coins in an already unparalleled French collection.