Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Premier République. Consulat. Napoléon Bonaparte. Premier Consul, 1799-1804. AV 40 Francs (26mm, 12.9 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver general. Ch.-Pierre de l'Espine, director. Dated L'An 12 A (AD 1803/4). VG 1080; KM 652; Friedberg 479. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Beautiful well struck with lightly toned orange peel surfaces. Only two graded higher in MS 63. Very nice for type.


Purchased from M. Louis Teller, February 1973.