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1833 25C PR65 Cameo NGC....
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Extremely Rare PR65 Cameo 1833 Quarter
B-1, Ex: Pittman
1833 25C PR65 Cameo NGC. B-1, Low R.8 as a proof. Formerly
offered as lot 1291 in the second part of the John Jay Pittman
Collection (Akers, 5/98), where it was described in part as, "Very
sharply struck except on the first two stars which are flat. The
fields are deeply mirrorlike and have only a few very light
hairlines and contact marks. On the reverse, there is a small lump
of die rust between the last A of AMERICA and the top arrowhead.
There are also several lint marks, including one from the top serif
of the C to the talon above it and another below the right wing of
the eagle. The D in UNITED and the first S in STATES are also weak.
The characteristics described here for this specimen...are common
to all of the known Proofs of this variety."The 1833 Quarter is an extreme rarity in Proof with only three or four specimens known...all of the few Proofs that exist are (from) this B-1 variety. However, fully prooflike examples exist of both the B-1 and B-2 varieties and, unfortunately, some such specimens have been incorrectly labeled as Proofs when they were actually just prooflike business strikes."
The Pittman specimen is virtually untoned. The devices are heavily frosted and present a strong white-on-black cameo contrast on each side. Fantastically appealing and highly important, a top-flight rarity.
Ex: B. Max Mehl (3/1948), lot 894; John Jay Pittman (David Akers, 5/1998), lot 1291; Heritage (12/2001), lot 3111; Heritage (7/2002), lot 7791; Heritage (3/2004), lot 5632; Bowers and Merena (7/2005), lot 443.
From The Scottsville Collection of Proof Bust Coinage.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26Y7, PCGS# 85381, GSID# 84453)
Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 6.74 grams
ASW: 0.19338oz
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Auction Info
2009 April-May Cincinnati, OH (CSNS) US Coin Auction #1124 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Apr-May, 2009
29th-3rd
Wednesday-Sunday
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