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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25283539, member: 101855&quot;]My first big ANA show was in 1976. It was held in New York City at the Americana Hotel. Stacks&#039; held the auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had two big purchases. The first an original 1909 Proof set, which had the Indian Cent through the Barber Half Dollar. I sold that set several years later as part of the down payment on my first house.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other big purchase was this Bust dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1614373[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is now tied as the finest known of the 1800 Bolender 20 die variety. At the time I bought it, it was finest known. The obverse is the plate coin in Bolender&#039;s book and it was his discovery specimen. Back in those days a coin like this carried a modest premium, a couple hundred dollars, for the rarity and pedigree.</p><p><br /></p><p>As commentary on grades, when I bought this piece is was officially an EF-45 in silver dollar variety census. Today it is in an NGC AU-58 holder. </p><p><br /></p><p>After doing some research on the Newman Portal, I learned that this 1837 $5 gold piece was sold in the 1976 Stacks&#039; ANA auction. It was graded &quot;AU&quot; back then. Today it&#039;s in an MS-61 holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1614383[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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