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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 24678499, member: 66&quot;]Yes, when Edmund Roberts embarked on his diplomatic mission in 1835 he carried four sets of proof coins as part of the inventory of gifts to be presented to the Muscat of Oman, The King of Siam, and the emperors of Cochin-China and Japan.&nbsp; The sets contained a set of proof coins of 1834, and proof 1804 Dollar and Eagle as that was the last year the record showed that was the last year those denominations were struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>After visiting Oman and Siam, Roberts fell ill and died.&nbsp; The last two sets were returned to the US.&nbsp; The Oman set, or at least most of it turn up in the Watters collection in the early 20th century as individual pieces.&nbsp; The King of Siam set turned up nearly intact (missing the gold presidential medal) in London in 1962 in the estate of a descendent of Anna Leonowens (The real Anna from the story of &quot;Anna and the King&nbsp; of Siam&quot; fame.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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