1900 $2 1/2 PR67 Cameo PCGS. CAC....

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Stunning 1900 Quarter Eagle, PR67 Cameo

1900 $2 1/2 PR67 Cameo PCGS. CAC. The 1900 quarter eagles, popular for their turn-of-the-century date, are also coveted for the extraordinarily high quality of the proof coinage produced in that year. This is especially true for the 1900-dated gold pieces, the quarter eagles in particular. The proof gold (and other proof coinage) of the period from around 1896-1900 is exceptional in that regard.
The Breen Proof Encyclopedia covers the proof coinage of 1890-1906 under the rather cynical chapter heading "Stereotypy Rules," but that does suggest the virtues that Mint personnel of the time showed, in doing one thing--and doing it very, very well. We note that, for Morgan dollars, the decade from 1890 through 1899 is responsible for about two-thirds of all the proof Morgan dollars given the numerical grade of PR69 at NGC. While PCGS has certified 55 Morgan dollars in PR68, the decade from 1890-1899 accounts for 33 examples in that grade (there is only a single PR69 Morgan certified at PCGS, an 1893).
The PCGS-certified quarter eagles show a similar distribution. While that service has certified five Liberty Heads in PR68, four of them hail from roughly the same time period: one 1897, two 1899s, and one 1901.
Although PCGS has never certified a Liberty Head quarter eagle in the numeric grade of PR69, the highest NGC-graded proof quarter eagle of the entire Liberty Head series is a specimen certified as a PR69 ★ Ultra Cameo.
All of the foregoing serves to underscore how remarkable the proof coinage of the late 1890s-early 1900s was. The present coin, while not graded quite so stratospherically, is nonetheless equally remarkable. With a certified PCGS population of one coin, this PR67 Cameo coin boasts extraordinarily deep, mirrored fields with sharply contrasting, abundantly frosted devices. There is a slight orange-peel effect in the fields, and the piece is virtually mark-free, with no contact worthy of mention. Tied for the finest certified at PCGS with four Deep Cameo coins (3/10).(Registry values: P1)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 288P, PCGS# 87926, Greysheet# 8580)

Weight: 4.18 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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