1872 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. Proof-64+ Cameo (PCGS). CAC.
An exceptionally well produced, remarkably well preserved example of the penultimate issue in the Proof Liberty Seated dollar series. Frosty and smartly impressed, the design elements contrast nicely with gently mirrored fields. The surfaces are virtually pristine and richly toned in a broad array of iridescent colors that range from soft sandy-gray to intense olive-orange. From a mintage of 950 Proofs, many of which may have been melted in the Mint after the Act of February 12, 1873, abolished the standard silver dollar. Dick Osburn and Brian Cushing estimate that 575 Proofs remain, although with the typical survivor grading no finer than Proof-64, this upper end Gem is a very desirable example.
PCGS# 87020. NGC ID: 252U.
PCGS Population: 6; 11 finer in this category (Proof-67 Cameo finest). CAC Population: 6; 3. The former total includes coins certified both Proof-64 Cameo and Proof-64+ Cameo.
From the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911.

Estimate: $10790