Triton XIX, Lot: 2353. Estimate $1000. Sold for $4250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. AV Essai de 50 Centimes (18mm, 6.17 g, 6h). Paris mint. Dies by O. Roty. Dated 1897. Marianne advancing left, sowing seeds from pouch; rising sun in background to right / Olive branch. Guilloteau –; Mazard 2133b; KM –. Proof, matte surfaces.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Schweizerischer Bankverein 47 (22 January 1997), lot 1321.