The Lissner Collection, Lot: 328. Estimate $3000. Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Premier République. Consulat. Napoléon Bonaparte. Premier Consul, 1799-1804. AR 5 Francs (38mm, 25 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 577; KM 659.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65 WINGS APPROVED. Light multicolored patina. A gem. The only 5 Francs of Napoléon as Premier Consul ever graded in MS 65, with none higher. The finest set of its type known in private hands. This and the other denominations adjacent incredible.