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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 6688622, member: 10461&quot;]This coin is special to me, even though I have owned at least one higher grade example.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has a known, unbroken provenance which dates back more than a century.&nbsp; You don&#039;t often see that on US coins, unless they&#039;re top-tier rarities.&nbsp; This isn&#039;t, but it is special.&nbsp; Let me explain.</p><p><br /></p><p>It came from an original roll saved <i><b>in 1909</b></i> by Marion, Ohio banker Leroy D. Zachman, and passed down through three generations of his family for 110 years, until it was given to me in late 2019 by Leroy&#039;s great-grandson, Josh Zachman ([USER=17304]@kazuma78[/USER]).</p><p><br /></p><p>I was touched by the gift and felt it made a perfect addition to my collection, so I submitted it to PCGS.&nbsp; The results were fortuitous for me, as I was expecting MS64 RB.&nbsp; What grade did it receive?&nbsp; Click the little spoiler box when you&#039;re ready to see.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d rather have this piece than a matte proof of the same date.</p><p><br /></p><p>[SPOILER=&quot;Click here when you&#039;re ready to see the answer.&quot;][ATTACH=full]1270015[/ATTACH][/SPOILER]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is Leroy Zachman in old age, seen in some old newspaper articles about collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1270016[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1270017[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is is his signature on a National banknote.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1270024[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1270023[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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