FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. AR Franc à la tête neu (23mm, 5.01 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: hand and anchor. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver general. Ch.-Louis Dierickx, director. Dated 1858 A. VG 460; KM 779.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Choice and very close to gem with full luster and iridescent colorful patina.
Purchased from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, September 1966.