1864 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. Proof-67 (PCGS). CAC.

Offered is what is arguably the finest, most visually impressive Proof Liberty Seated silver dollar of this date available to today's discerning collectors. Wonderfully original, both sides are beautifully toned with iridescent undertones of gold, blue, lilac and pale pink backlighting dominant smoky olive-gray patina. Fully struck, as befits the method of manufacture, with strong reflectivity evident in the fields as the coin dips into a light. Expertly preserved and virtually pristine. From a reported Proof mintage of 470 pieces, although surprisingly the 2018 Osburn-Cushing reference on Liberty Seated dollars reports that four die pairings were used for this small production run. The authors identify all of these as having been used for original strikings of the date. The present example is attributed as OC-P2, a die marriage with a Rarity-4+ rating. This issue as a whole is rare in the finest grades, as here, and since Gem Proofs of the date are always in demand (especially given the paucity of Mint State silver dollars of this date), those who enjoy richly toned, premium quality Liberty Seated dollars will no doubt beat a path to the present lot when it appears at auction.

PCGS# 7007. NGC ID: 252J.

From Heritage's sale of the Philip Kaufman Collection, May 2023 CSNS Signature Sale, lot 7038; Heritage's Baltimore Signature Sale of July 2003, lot 8299; Heritage's sale of the Bob Simpson Collection, August 2010 Boston ANA Signature Auction, lot 3307.