The Lissner Collection, Lot: 432. Estimate $750. Sold for $2650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. AV 50 Francs à la tête neu (28mm, 16.17 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: hand/anchor. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver general. Ch.-Louis Dierickx, director. Dated 1855 A. VG 1111; KM 785.1; Friedberg 571. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Extremely choice fully lustrous uncirculated. An elegant coin and very rare in this grade. Only two have made MS 65 for the entire bareheaded series of 50 Francs.