A superb example from the last gasp of this design type.The most extensively provenanced example from these dies, arguably the finest known circulation strike, the Pogue coin is a landmark. It is an opalescent gray gem, with thorough satiny luster on both sides. The surfaces yield tinges of gold, rose, and green under well-lit examination. The devices are all sharp, with just a few stars lacking full centers but all other design elements fully realized. A few trivial marks, including one under the bust truncation, likely befell this piece before it left the Mint; none affect its eye appeal in the least. The surfaces are fresh and frosty, with no evidence of hairlines or other issues. Perfect dies, with no cracks or clashes seen. There are many pieces in the 1996 and 1997 Louis E. Eliasberg Collection catalogs pedigreed to David S. Wilson Collection, 1906. This provenance is puzzling since the classic David S. Wilson sale, one of S. Hudson Chapmans greatest achievements and his first notable sale after he and his brother Henry split their partnership, took place in March 1907. A look at the Wilson sale reveals that it contains very little duplication, and generally just one choice specimen represents each issue present. The coins that John H. Clapp acquired must have been duplicates, or at least varieties that were deemed duplicates at the time, that were sold privately as a group by S. Hudson Chapman. The other Wilson sale of the era, Thomas Elders 1908 James B. Wilson Sale, is sometimes confused with the 1907 David S. Wilson Sale. Elders Wilson sale was rich in similar material, including high grade early American silver coins, but tended to include multiple specimens of each date.This coin is listed as tied for finest known in the Rea-Koenings-Haroutunian census with one other coin, an NGC MS-66. It has not had an auction appearance since it sold in the Eliasberg sale, which was its only auction offering in the 20th century.