The Lissner Collection, Lot: 335. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AR Quart franc (14mm, 1.26 g, 6h). Turin (Torino) mint; différents: signature/heart. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver general. Vittorio Paroletti, director. Dated L’An 13 (AD 1804/5). VG 346; KM 654.11. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65 WINGS APPROVED. Gem superbly toned multi colored lustrous surfaces. Another fantastic coin of Napoleon, this time from a scarce Italian mint. Dick was for good reason proud of his Napoleonic collection. Only two graded, the other in AU 53.