Lot Number 27

Ex Gehring Prouty and Dr. Charles Link   The finest example graded by PCGS, plated in CoinFacts.  This was Gehring Prouty’s set piece, acquired by Charles De Olden during the 2000 ANA extravaganza in Philadelphia.  Dr. Link pounced when offered in my sale of De Olden’s coins in MB 32, June 2006, lot 52 (@$4,250).  Here is the description: …the glorious Prouty coin.  Untoned with every fragment of its original luster intact.  Insignificant planchet impurities are noted just right of the date and at the right border of the shield.   The centering and strike are impeccable.  R.5 die marriages are caviar for the variety collector.  Uncirculated R.5s, borrowing Walter Breen’s suggestion, amount to peacocks’ tongues!  The tariff for this lot will not suit the faint hearted.  Consummate pride of ownership accompanies this offering.  

Estimate: $4,500 and up

Auction Ended

High Bid	Maximum Bid	Total Price
$6,100 Reserve met	$6,789	$6,710