FRANCE - FRANCE Second Empire / Napoleon III (1852-1870). Pair of 50-franc single-face gilt bronze head and shoulders proofs, by Albert Barre, Frappes spéciales (SP) 1862, E, Paris. Av. NAPOLEON III - EMPEROR. Bare head right, below (different) BARRE. Rv. FRENCH EMPIRE. Imperial arms set on a crowned mantle and surmounting the sceptre and the hand of justice, accosted by 50 - FR; below (workshop) (date) (different). G.1112 - Maz.1607a; Gilt bronze - 8.39 g and 7.64 g - 28 mm - 12 h Top Pop: these are the finest graded examples! With covers from Clément Platt, 19 rue des Petits-Champs, Paris. PCGS SP65 and SP66 (51871463 and 51871464). Special strikes (SP). Pair of single-sided gilt bronze tests, the field of the reverse smooth. With two anchors for the reverse. Only a few finger marks. Corner flower.