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Long Beach Signature US Coin Sale 1252 16-17 Feb 2017
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(1844) L.G. Irving, New York, NY, & J.S. Pease, St. Louis, MO, VF30 NGC. HT-A282. Ex: John J. Ford, Jr. Brass, R.8. A very rare variant of the usually encountered L.G. Irving store card, with VAIN instead of RUIN in the peripheral legend. This midgrade example displays occasional small marks and a small area of granularity on the lower obverse. (Est. $1,000-$1,500).
Ex: John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part 23, (Stack's-Bowers, 8/2013), lot 22268, which realized $882.50.
(1844) L.G. Irving, New York, NY, & J.S. Pease, St. Louis, MO, VF30 NGC. HT-A282. Ex: John J. Ford, Jr. Brass, R.8. A very rare variant of the usually encountered L.G. Irving store card, with VAIN instead of RUIN in the peripheral legend. This midgrade example displays occasional small marks and a small area of granularity on the lower obverse. (Est. $1,000-$1,500).
Ex: John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part 23, (Stack's-Bowers, 8/2013), lot 22268, which realized $882.50.