Mail Bid Auction 54

Auction ended on August 17, 2022

Lot Number 78

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1818/7 Sm. 8 -  O.102a R.2 PCGS AU 58 CAC

Ex Dr. Tom Sears   A highlight of Dr. Sears’ Registry Set, offered in Mail Bid Sale No. 51.  This was lot 30: Undisturbed cartwheel luster rolls beneath a veneer of pale gold toning.  Signs of actual circulation are missing.  The small 8 variety is considered tougher to find than either of the large 8 varieties, O.101 and O.103.   The O.102 die was almost certainly prepared by Robert Scott (no notch in star 13).  It brought $4,620.   Estimate: $4,000 to $5,000

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