Lot Number 14

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1809 - O.104 R.5- PCGS AU 55
Ex Dr. Charles Link, noted on the PCGS label. Earlier in the collections of Charles De Olden [lot 5 Fabulous 44 Sale, 2006 Denver ANA, at $3,000] and Ralph Fox, January 2002 FUN [to De Olden at $2,250]. Light to medium grey toning with iridescent highlights at the peripheries. Chin and left wing weak, as always. Among the finest known. Soft luster throughout; light friction in the fields. Need I extol the desirability of high grades R.5’s? Est. $2,500 to $3,500.