1888 $5 PR65 Cameo NGC. JD-1, High R.5....

Description

1888 Half Eagle, PR65 Cameo
35 to 45 Proofs Extant

1888 $5 PR65 Cameo NGC. JD-1, High R.5. The 1888 half eagle enjoys a mintage of 18,201 circulation strikes and 94 proofs, of which this is one. John Dannreuther provides an estimated surviving population of 35 to 45 pieces extent in United States Proof Coins, Volume IV: Gold, Part II. He notes that proofs like these from the 1880s are often scarcer than those from the 1890s, which often get more attention for their high-contrast surfaces.

This Gem Cameo offering boasts considerable contrast between its thickly frosted devices and the watery fields that cover each side. Orange-gold color dominates. Curiously, just a bit of of incompleteness occurs on the middle curls and the lower part of the eagle. Beautiful orange-peel texturing. Census: 2 in 65 Cameo, 4 finer (7/22).(Registry values: P3)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 28CS, PCGS# 88483, Greysheet# 9249)

Weight: 8.36 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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