Mail Bid Auction 59

Auction ended on January 10, 2025

Lot Number 1

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1808 -  O.107a R.3 PCGS AU 58 CAC

Iridescent grey, gold and auburn toning.  Unquestionably original.  The surfaces are immaculate save for a minuscule tick on Liberty’s cheek.  Undisturbed luster glows beneath the toning.  Traces of friction on the chin and neck kept the coin away from a choice mint state designation.  We may be sure that it never entered circulation.  This is a wonderful 1808.  From Bowers & Merena in 2005.

Estimate: $4,500 to $5,500

Sheridan Downey, Numismatist
4400 Keller Ave., Suite 140, PMB 398
Oakland, California 94605
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