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Judd 33 – Pedigrees are from Heritage January 2021 sale. 1. PR65+ Deep Cameo, PCGS. Philadelphia Mint in 1834, part of the Sultan of Muscat diplomatic presentation proof set; Sayyid Sa'id-bin-Sultan, Sultan of Muscat; unknown intermediaries; Col. E.H.R. Green; Green estate, Chase Manhattan National Bank, executors; purchased by Stack's in 1943; probably purchased privately by Clifford T. Weihman; sold privately in 1947 for $7,500, to Farish Baldenhofer; Farish Baldenhofer Collection (Stack's, 11/1955), lot 1459; unknown intermediaries; Rare and Important U.S. Gold Coins (Stack's, 10/1988), lot 119; private collector via Dean Albanese in 2003 for $1 million; private collector via Dean Albanese in 2005 for $2.74 million; private collector in October 2007 via Dean Albanese for $5 million; Legend Numismatics in 2010, with the assistance of John Albanese; Simpson-Heritage 1/21 2. PR64 PCGS. Philadelphia Mint in 1834, part of the King of Siam diplomatic presentation proof set; King Ph'ra Nang Klao (Rama III) of Siam in April 1836; King Mongkut (Rama IV), his half-brother; King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) his son in 1868; unknown intermediaries, possibly Mrs. Anna Leonowens, of The King and I musical fame; possibly Leonowens' descendants; David Spink in 1962; Lester Merkin, acting as an agent for a Pittsburgh client in 1978; Elvin I. Unterman, acting as agent for the Pittsburgh collector in 1981; King of Siam Sale (Bowers and Merena, 10/1987), lot 2209, reserve not met; purchased by a private collector via Stack's on October 18, 1987; purchased by The Rarities Group (Martin Paul) and Continental Rarity Coin Fund I (Greg Holloway) in 1989; Boy's Town Sale (Superior, 5/1990), lot 3364; Iraj Sayeh and Terry Brand; The January-February Auction (Superior, 1/1993), lot 1196; Dwight Manley (Spectrum Numismatics); Tyrant Collection, exhibited at the Mandalay Bay Casino; West Coast business executive in 2001, via Spectrum Numismatics and Mike's Coin Chest of Torrance, California; Steve Contursi and Tyrant collector purchased the set, via Ira and Larry Goldberg, for $8.5 million on November 1, 2005; Tyrant bought out Contursi in 2009. 3. PCGS63. Philadelphia Mint in 1835, part of the diplomatic presentation set for either the Emperor of Japan or the Emperor of Cochin China; never delivered by Special Agent Edmund Roberts, who died before the cased set could be presented; returned to the State Department; unknown intermediaries; Dr. Benjamin Betts, illustrated in the August 1869 issue of the American journal of Numismatics; Edward Cogan, 6/1871), lot 76, realized $35; Isaac F. Wood-Cogan, 5/1873, lot 1334; Parmelee (New York Coin & Stamp, 6/1890), lot 814; Charles Steigerwalt; Steigerwalt's FPL number 50, November 1894; William H. Woodin (Thomas Elder, 3/1911), lot 1200; John H. Clapp; Clapp estate; Louis E. Eliasberg in 1942 via Stack's; Eliasberg estate; United States Gold Coin Collection (Bowers and Ruddy, 10/1982), lot 660; Harry W. Bass Research Foundation-Heritage 9/22, lot 11066 Judd 34 / Pollock 46 1) Judd, Kosoff 8/71, Bass, HWBRF-Heritage 1/23 FUN – PCGS66 2) Farouk, Bolt-Stacks 4/66, Kreisberg 9/71, RARCOA 4/72, dipped, unknown intermediates, Simpson-Heritage 1/21 - PCGS64 identifiable by a small round ping on Liberty's cap. 3) RARCOA 1/73, Stack's 1/87, B/M 5/92 probably the coin graded PCGS60 4) Col Green?, Boyd, Newport Balboa Savings and Loan Association Collection, per Abe Kosoff's Illustrated History of United States Coins – image is from Stacks Col Green photo library which does not appear to match any of the others Judd 34A / Pollock 47 plain edge 1) Ed Schuman collection – image not available unless it is the Col Green plate above