The Lissner Collection, Lot: 427. Estimate $250. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. AV 5 Francs à la tête laurée (16mm, 1.61 g, 6h). Strasbourg mint; différents: cross crosslet and anchor. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver general. Henri Delbecque, director. Dated 1866 BB. VG 1002; KM 803.2; Friedberg 589. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Choice lustrous brilliant uncirculated. Only one graded higher in MS 65 for this date.