Four-Piece Coins of Frank Gasparro Set, with Signed Personal Certification from the Chief Engraver. No. 173/1,000 Sets.
This set is housed in a custom black Capital Plastics holder and includes the following coins: 1959 Lincoln cent; 1964 Kennedy half dollar; 1971-S Eisenhower dollar; and 1979-S Anthony dollar. All examples are Proofs, selected for their first-year status. Apart from the captions for each coin, the Capital Plastic holder is printed THE COINS OF FRANK GASPARRO / CHIEF ENGRAVER OF THE U.S. MINT 1965 TO 1981 / CERTIFIED EDITION / LIMITED TO 1000 SETS at top, (copyright) 1987 BOWERS AND MERENA GALLERIES, INC. at lower left. A card is mounted in the middle of the Capital Plastics holder, titled A PERSONAL CERTIFICATION FROM FRANK GASPARRO, with the handwritten number 173 added to identify this set, and the chief engraver's signature at bottom. (Total: 4 coins)