August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Awe-Inspiring Superb Proof 1872 Silver Dollar
1872 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. Proof-67 (PCGS).
A coin that really needs to be seen to be fully appreciated, this is the finest, most eye appealing Proof Liberty Seated dollar of the With Motto type that your cataloger (JLA) can ever recall handling. Serene surfaces are dressed in blended sandy-silver, pale pink, powder blue, emerald green and charcoal iridescence that speak volumes about the coin's originality. When viewed with the aid of direct lighting, both sides reveal even brighter undertones dominated by champagne-pink, pale gold and cobalt blue. Fully struck, as befits the method of manufacture, with watery reflectivity in the fields supporting satiny motifs. 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, the desirability of this virtually pristine Superb Gem is beyond contestation. It is the single-finest specimen certified by PCGS in the non-Cameo category, and is tied for highest graded at that service with a single Proof-67 Cameo example.
PCGS# 7020. NGC ID: 252U.
PCGS Population: 1; 0 graded higher in any category.
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| Price realized | 30'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 40'000 USD |
