Watch List notes:

France, Second Empire, Napoleon III (1852-1870), gold One Hundred Francs, 1862-A, Paris mint, laureate head right, bee and BARRE below truncation for engraver Désiré-Albert Barre, NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR surrounding, rev. crowned coat of arms of the House of Bonaparte centre dividing denomination 100 FRs, EMPIRE FRANCAIS above round, date and mintmark below, edge milled, 32.35g (KM 802; Fr. 580; Gad 1136). A pleasing example with good residual mint lustre, some nicks on obverse portrait, otherwise about extremely fine.

Calendar Year Mintage 6,650.

The French legend on the obverse translates as "Napoleon the Third, Emperor," and on the reverse as "French Empire."