Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. AR 2 Francs à la tête neu (27mm, 10.01 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: hand and anchor. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver general. Ch.-Louis Dierickx, director. Dated 1856 A. VG 523; KM 780.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Choice fully lustrous BU, reverse is very prooflike. Very rare type and seldom seen in this grade. Only coin of this date ever graded.


Purchased from Frank Lapa.