Essai Double Piéfort

Triton XIX, Lot: 2336. Estimate $5000. Sold for $16000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal (Restored). Henri V. Prétendant et comte de Chambord, 1820-1883. AV Essai-double piéfort de 1 Franc (23mm, 29.46 g, 12h). Dated 1832. Bust left, wearing military uniform / Crowned coat-of-arms within wreath. Guilloteau 2707; Mazard 912f; KM –. Proof, some hairlines.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Triton V (16 January 2002), lot 2337.