The Lissner Collection, Lot: 327. Estimate $1500. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Premier République. Consulat. Napoléon Bonaparte. Premier Consul, 1799-1804. AR 2 Francs (27mm, 10.02 g, 6h). Paris mint;
différents: signature/rooster. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver general. Ch.-Pierre de l’Espine, director. Dated L’An 12 A (AD 1803/4). VG 494; KM 657.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Very choice lustrous coin with superb iridescent toning and hints of silver on the border. A really great coin and tied for the highest graded.