1858 1C Large Letters PR67 Cameo NGC....

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Stunning 1858 Large Letters Cent, PR67 Cameo

1858 1C Large Letters PR67 Cameo NGC. Snow-PR1, the obverse with small die chips in the denticles below the date, which slopes up and to the right; these chips are weakened but visible. The reverse is the High Leaves variety, as with all proof 1858 Large Letters cents. Richard Snow lists an estimated mintage of 100 Large Letters proofs in his Guide Book of Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents.
As might be expected a mintage of just 100 pieces, high-grade specimens are rarities; in the NGC Census Report, there are only four proof Flying Eagle cents at the 67 grade level, regardless of issue or contrast designation, with none finer (10/09). Of the four pieces, three are of the 1858 Large Letters Variety, two Cameo and one Ultra Cameo, and the possibility of a multiple submission among the three 1858 Large Letters coins cannot be ruled out entirely. In addition, the PCGS Population Report shows no 1858 Large Letters pieces in PR67 or higher.
Snow notes for the issue in his Guide Book, "The Proofs of this year are usually exceptional with deep mirror fields and outstanding strikes." True to those words, this Superb Gem has remarkably reflective surfaces, rose-accented copper-gold with pale lilac-blue peripheral elements. Lightly frosted, decisively struck devices supply considerable contrast that meets more than the minimum needed for a Cameo designation. A small contact mark below the second S in STATES serves as a pedigree marker, and a minor strike-through is visible below the trailing ribbon to the left of the knot on the reverse.(Registry values: P2)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 227C, PCGS# 82042, GSID# 15319)

Metal: 88% Copper, 12% Nickel
Weight: 4.70 grams
Weight: 0.14589oz

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