The Lissner Collection, Lot: 409. Estimate $7500. Sold for $20000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. Proof AV 20 Francs (21mm, 6.44 g, 6h). Ceres type. Paris mint; différents: hand and dog’s head. Jacques-Jean Barre, engraver general. CH.-Louis Dierickx, director. Dated 1851 A. Cf. VG 1059 (for business strike); KM 762; cf. Friedberg 566 (same). In NGC encapsulation graded PF 68 Star WINGS APPROVED. Gem proof plus. The highest graded 20 Francs from the time of Napoleon I to 1914.