Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AR 2 Francs à la tête de nègre laurée (26mm, 9.94 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver general. Ch.-Pierre de l'Espine, director. Dated 1808 A. VG 500; KM 684.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Choice very prooflike and has fantastic multicolored patina of blue, amber, and green. One of the most beautiful coins in the collection.


Purchased from the Goldberg family.