Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AR Demi franc (18mm, 2.46 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver general. Ch.-Pierre de l'Espine, director. Dated 1806 A. VG 396; KM 671.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65 WINGS APPROVED. Gem superbly toned prooflike uncirculated. Fantastic color. A true jewel. Highest graded by seven grades.


Purchased from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, September 1966.