Ex Tim Osborne, Paul Gerrie and Dick Scorzafava. Tim Osborne spotted this coin in a January 1999 Stack’s sale. Twenty-three years later he consigned it to MB 54 (lot 28) where Paul Gerrie prevailed at $2,096. When health issues dictated the sale of Gerrie’s fabulous collection in August 2024, Heritage buried the coin in its Internet session (lot 7262). Dick Scorzafava entered the winning bid. His unexpected death occurred August 31, 2024, before he could take possession of the coin. Overton assigned an R.3 rarity rating. Prices escalated when the BHNC published its revised ratings, putting the O.105 at R.4+ and the O.105a at R.5. This example sits comfortably among the top 10 of the die pair. Clean surfaces and radiant, unbroken luster will befit an AU 58, even MS 62, designation. The coin brought $2,420 in MB 60, lot 21. Estimate: $2,000 to $2,500.
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Sheridan Downey, Numismatist 4400 Keller Ave.,
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