Triton XIX, Lot: 2335. Estimate $2000. Sold for $9500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal (Restored). Louis XVIII. 1814-1824. AV Essai de 100 Francs (38mm, 29.01 g, 12h). Bruxelles (Brussels) mint; mm: angel’s head. Dies by Trebuchet. Dated 1815 (though struck later 19th century). Laureate head of Louis left / Denomination and date within wreath engraved on reverse. Guilloteau –; Mazard –; KM –. Choice EF, prooflike surfaces with minor hairlines.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller.