1856 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. OC-P1. Rarity-5+. Proof-65 (PCGS). CAC.
A richly toned example with iridescent undertones of cobalt blue and salmon-pink to dominant charcoal-olive patina. Sharply struck throughout, direct lighting also calls forth lively reflectivity from the fields. The Proof 1856 dollar is among the scarcer issues of this type, with only 50 or so survivors remaining as per specialists Dick Osburn and Brian Cushing (2018). An estimated 80 Proof examples were struck from a single die pair employing a unique obverse die and a reverse that would go on to strike original Proofs in 1857 and 1858, as well as later Proof restrikes dated 1851 and 1852. Repunching on the date and reverse die lumps allow for easy distinguishing between the 1856 Proof and Business Strike examples. The present example is a particularly desirable survivor, ranking near the top of the Condition Census. It will certainly appeal to advanced specialists in the series.
PCGS# 6999. NGC ID: 252A.
PCGS Population: 3; 0 finer in this category.
From Heritage's Summer FUN Signature Auction of July 2013, lot 3217; Heritage's sale of the Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part II, October 2014, lot 98609; Heritage's Houston Signature Auction of December 2015, lot 3234; Heritage's CSNS Signature Auction of April-May 2016, lot 4691.

Estimate: $22500