FRANCE, Deuxième République. Louis Napoléon. President, 1848-1852. AR 50 Centimes (18mm, 2.51 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: dog's head and hand. Jacques-Jean Barre, engraver general. CH.-Louis Dierickx, director. Dated 1852 A. VG 411; KM 793. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 67 WINGS APPROVED. Gem toned uncirculated with moderate gray patina. Only four of this one year only type have been graded, with this being the highest.
Purchased from J. W. Robinson Department Store/International Coin & Currency Institute.