This lovely piece was a highlight of my November 1999 MB 24, lot 197. It was then in an NGC MS 61 capsule. I wrote, Silver-grey toning highlighted by a swath of pastel gold, likely from storage in a kraft envelope. Perfect centering and a sharp, balanced strike…. There is a thin chatter mark on Liberty’s neck and chin, from contact with another coin. Dr. Tom Sears added the coin to his #1 Registry Set collection sometime after 1999 and sold it to Scorzafava in a private transaction. Keith Davignon offered this pithy comment when he saw the coin, “Super coin for the grade; tough to find in strict unc.” Tough indeed! Check Herrman’s AMBPR. The only mint state 101s to appear at auction in the last 10 years are the Friend, Link, Newman and Pogue coins, all gems, grading MS 64 or 65. Estimate: $7,000 to $7,500
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