FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AR Demi franc (18mm, 2.51 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver general. Ch.-Pierre de l'Espine, director. Dated 1811 A. VG 399; KM 691.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Gem original patina and full prooflike surfaces with blazing luster. Highest ever graded.
Purchased from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, September 1966.