Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AR Quart franc (15mm, 1.25 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver general. Ch.-Pierre de l'Espine, director. Dated 1806 A. VG 347; KM 670.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Superbly toned choice uncirculated with red, blue, and dark gray patina. Highest graded, none higher for this date. Another little jewel.


Purchased from M. Louis Teller, June 1979.