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Extremely Rare PR64 B-1 1820 Quarter

1820 25C PR64 NGC. B-1, R.4 as a business strike, High R.7 as a proof. A beautiful Choice proof with lovely golden-brown, jade-green, honey-gold, and lilac-gray toning. The strike is virtually full, since only the knuckles of the eagle's claw lack absolute definition. Certified in a former generation holder.
In its Superior Auction '89 catalog appearance, the present lot was described as:
"A spectacular coin which combines beauty and rarity. Both the obverse and reverse show unbelievable sunset iridescent toning which becomes deeper towards the borders. The strike is remarkably sharp with the rims much higher than usual and almost convex in appearance. Every fine detail is bold on Liberty's hair and the wings. The surfaces show complete mirror-like reflectiveness, even within the lines of the shield. The few other known proofs of this date are quite controversial. Must certainly rank as the finest known example, sure to excite the specialist. The first and only coin graded by either service as a proof, and we deem it the finest known. ... This gem may be the specimen from the F.C.C. Boyd Collection sold by Kosoff in January 1945 as lot 69."
The proof 1820 quarter is extremely rare. We are aware of only the following auction appearances since the advent of NGC and PCGS:

1. PR67 NGC. B-1. Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2005), lot 2639, which realized $218,500. The piece may be the same coin as one or both of the two coins graded PR66 by PCGS.

2. PR64 NGC. B-1. The present lot. Auction '89 (Superior, 7/1989), lot 566, which realized $66,000.

3. PR64 PCGS. B-4. Earle Collection, 1912, lot 3052; Hillyer C. Ryder; Wayte Raymond; Louis Eliasberg duplicates, (New Netherlands, 6/1957), lot 1146; Norweb Collection (Bowers and Merena, 3/1988), lot 1532; Whitney P. Sunderland Collection (Bowers and Merena, 3/1994), lot 1245.
From The Silbermünzen Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 27H9, PCGS# 5365, GSID# 5067)

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 6.74 grams
ASW: 0.21oz

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