Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. AV 5 Francs à la tête neu (14mm, 1.61 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: dog's head and hand. Jacques-Jean Barre, engraver general. Ch.-Louis Dierickx, director. Dated 1854 A. Plain edge variety. VG 1000; KM 783; Friedberg 578. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66 WINGS APPROVED. Gem brilliant uncirculated with just a hint of haze, but fully lustrous. Finest we have seen. One year only type.


Purchased from Sotheby's, December 1969.