Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. AV 100 Francs à la tête neu (35mm, 32.29 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: hand/anchor. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver general. Ch.-Louis Dierickx, director. Dated 1858 A. VG 1135; KM 786.1; Friedberg 569. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65 WINGS APPROVED. Gem fully lustrous brilliant uncirculated. Only two coins of this type have ever reached MS 65, both this date, with none graded higher.


Purchased from Meyer Bercon.