Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AV 40 Francs (26mm, 12.91 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver general. Ch.-Pierre de l'Espine, director. Dated L'An 13 (AD 1804/5). VG 1081; KM 664.1; Friedberg 481. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Superb fully satin lustrous surfaces and finest business strike we have seen. Choice BU. Extremely rare this choice.


Ex Mortimer Hammel Collection (Stack's, 15 September 1982) lot 73.