The Lissner Collection, Lot: 413. Estimate $750. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Deuxième République. Louis Napoléon. President, 1848-1852. AV 20 Francs (21mm, 6.41 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: dog’s head and hand. Jacques-Jean Barre, engraver general. CH.-Louis Dierickx, director. Dated 1852 A. VG 1060; KM 774; Friedberg 568. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66 WINGS APPROVED. Gem BU with full mint bloom. Very rare this choice, though a few are known in MS 67.