Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AR 5 Francs (36mm, 25.00 g, 6h). Cent Jours (Hundred Days) issue. Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver general. Ch.-Pierre de l'Espine, director. Dated 1815 A. VG 595; KM 704.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64 WINGS APPROVED. Completely prooflike with light blue and violet iridescence. A fantastic coin for the 100 Days. Best we have ever seen for type.


Purchased from Robert Westfall, December 1979.