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Variety: S-189, B-3. AKA: Proskey 2; Doughty 138; McGirk 2A; Clapp 2; EAC 3; Encyclopedia 1734; PCGS #1443. Rarity: High R.2. Die State II. Pedigree: "The [Famous] Abbey Cent" with a continuous provenance back to the 1840s. Provenance: Purchased from a countryman for $2 by C. Rogers (circa 1845), $25; Lorenzo H. Abbey; W. Elliot Woodward (10/1864), lot 628, $32.50; Robert B. Chambers; W. Elliot Woodward (2/1866), lot 575, $27; Colin Lightbody; Edward Cogan (12/1866), lot 553, $45; Mortimer L. Mackenzie; Edward Cogan (6/1869), lot 636, $55; E. Harrison Sanford; Edward Cogan (11/1874), lot 260, $67.50; Richard B. Winsor; S.H. & H. Chapman (12/1895), lot 863, $125; George H. Earle, Jr.; Henry Chapman (6/1912), lot 3415 $85; Clarence C. Bement; Henry Chapman (5/1916), lot 308, $160; Fred E. Joy; B. Max Mehl; Col. E.H.R. Green; B.G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.); Stack's, privately; Oscar J. Pearl (Numismatic Gallery, 1944 FPL), lot 139, $900; Harry J. Stein; Max L. Kaplan; C. Douglas Smith (1952); Thomas Warfield (via New Netherlands, 2/1953), $1,150; Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 510, $46,200.
Variety: B-5, BB-157 early die marriage. Die State III in the Bowers silver dollar reference. "Old 'Blue' Holder." Finest of David Bowers's 2013 list of "Notable Specimens." Pedigree: "The Boston Specimen" aka "The Boston Dollar," ex.: Bruce Morelan; reportedly owned by a Boston-area family from 1799 to the 1960s. Provenance: October 1990 Superior Auction, lot 3716; Heritage's 1997 ANA auction, lot 6497; Bowers & Merena's 2003 ANA auction, lot 2014; Bruce Morelan; intermediaries; ANR's Old West and Franklinton Collections Sale, August 2006, lot 710; Heritage's 2012 FUN auction, where it realized $260,015; Bruce Morelan Collection. Weight: 26.96 grams Composition: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
The sole finest of the variety. BD-5 Large Stars Reverse. R.-5+. Pedigree: The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part II - Stacks Bowers/Sothebys New York, September 30th, 2015. Provenance: Hank Rodgers Collection; Superior Stamp and Coin's sale of the Michael I. Keston Collection, January 1996, lot 85, via Larry Hanks; private collection; Bowers and Merena's Rarities sale, August 2001, lot 355.
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The sole finest of the variety. BD-5 Large Stars Reverse. R.-5+. Pedigree: The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part II - Stacks Bowers/Sothebys New York, September 30th, 2015. Provenance: Hank Rodgers Collection; Superior Stamp and Coin's sale of the Michael I. Keston Collection, January 1996, lot 85, via Larry Hanks; private collection; Bowers and Merena's Rarities sale, August 2001, lot 355.
The sole finest of the variety. BD-5 Large Stars Reverse. R.-5+. Pedigree: The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part II - Stacks Bowers/Sothebys New York, September 30th, 2015. Provenance: Hank Rodgers Collection; Superior Stamp and Coin's sale of the Michael I. Keston Collection, January 1996, lot 85, via Larry Hanks; private collection; Bowers and Merena's Rarities sale, August 2001, lot 355.
Large Obverse Stars, BD-10, Taraszka-22. R.-3. OGH & CAC. The sole finest of all 1799 Eagles.