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Auction 29 - The Lissner Collection 1-2 August 2014
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FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. AV 100 Francs à la tête laurée (35mm, 32.30 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: bee/anchor. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver general. Renouard de Bussière, director. Dated 1864 A. VG 1136; KM 802.1; Friedberg 580. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66 WINGS APPROVED. Gem lustrous brilliant uncirculated with hints of multicolored iridescence. This is the most beautiful 100 Franc of the "tête laurée" type. Only one graded higher.
Purchased from B. A. Seaby, January 1972.
Purchased from B. A. Seaby, January 1972.