The Lissner Collection, Lot: 330. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Premier République. Consulat. Napoléon Bonaparte. Premier Consul, 1799-1804. AV 40 Francs (26mm, 12.9 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 1080; KM 652; Friedberg 479. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Beautiful well struck with lightly toned orange peel surfaces. Only two graded higher in MS 63. Very nice for type.