Lot 1003
1885. PCGS graded MS-64+. CAC Approved. Well struck, needle sharp and a fully lustrous example. Delicate nature pastel toning is noted on both sides. Popular key date. Pop 1; 75 finer, 50 in 65, 1 in 65+, 20 in 66, 1 in 66+, 3 in 67. (PCGS # 3846) .
1885 is the year LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the roller coaster. Also that year, the first Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii (then a sovereign Kingdom). On February 21, 1885, United States President Chester A. Arthur dedicated the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
Ex Bowers and Ruddy Sale 1978 Lot 169.
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