Lot Number 9
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1808 - O.102a R.2 PCGS AU 58+ CAC
The first of ten coins consigned by Keith Davignon. If you’ve followed my recent auctions you know what that means. Mind-boggling eye appeal! Here is a blast white 1808. formerly in the collections of Jim Brilliant and Gehring Prouty. Luster matches that of a freshly minted Franklin half-dollar. The surfaces are immaculate, the central devices well struck. Prouty acquired the coin at the Jan. 1992 B&M sale of Brilliant’s collection where lot 105 was graded “MS 60/63.” Prouty’s personal insert includes his grade and comment, “AU58/63 …white/lustrous – beautiful.” Davignon found the coin in my bourse case during the 2014 ANA Convention in Chicago. Auction and Prouty inserts accompany the lot. Est. $4,000 to $5,000.
