The King of Siam Proof Set
The 1804 $1 Class 1 was authenticated, graded and certified by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) in June 2004, as PCGS PR 67. It was included in the King of Siam proof set minted sometime in late 1834 at the behest of Edmund Roberts. In 1835, Dr. W. S. W. Ruschenberger returned aboard the U.S. Sloop-of-war Peacock, arriving in Siam in the spring of 1836 for exchange of ratifications for the Siamese-American treaty negotiated by Roberts in 1833. November 1, 2005, the set was sold to Steven L. Contursi, President of Rare Coin Wholesalers of Irvine, California, for a record price of $8.5 million. The presentation case of yellow leather and blue velvet, and all the coins, except for the half dime and Jackson medal, were also certified as original. Included in the sale was the ship's original log from the voyage of the Peacock in 1835.
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