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1848 Seated Dollar
Tied for Finest of Twelve Known, PR66
Bold Yellow and Orange Toning
Ex: Phil Kaufman-Greensboro

1848 $1 PR66 PCGS. OC-P1, High R.6. Osburn-Cushing Die State a/a, as always. On the obverse of this finest known example, rose and sage highlights underlie bold yellow and orange. On the reverse, rose and sage on the lower right transition into steel blue, with deeper areas above each wing and the head. The strike is first-rate, with well-detailed star centers and drapery folds, and the reverse even surpasses it, with every detail in the wing feathers razor sharp.

Only twelve proof Seated dollars are known for this year, one of which is permanently ensconced in the Smithsonian Institution. Only two of these coins enter Gem territory: the present PR66 PCGS example, and an NGC-certified coin of the same grade. Of these two, the current coin has long been considered the finest, it having previously resided in an NGC PR67 holder. The last opportunity to obtain an example in this lofty state of preservation was in 2015, so collectors who demand the finest should take advantage of this rare and important offering.

Roster of Proof 1848 Seated Liberty Dollars
1. PR66 PCGS. Baltimore Signature (Heritage, 7/2008), lot 1820, realized $161,000; Rosemont Signature (Heritage, 8/2013), lot 5711, realized $117,500. The present coin.
2. PR66 NGC. 1997 ANA Sale (Heritage, 7/1997), lot 6521; Jack Lee Collection (Heritage, 11/2005), lot 2236; Continuous Internet Auction (Heritage, 12/2005), lot 23568; Thursday Internet Auction (David Lawrence, 6/2008), lot 8005; The Eugene H. Gardner III Collection (Heritage, 5/2015), lot 98576.
3. PR64 NGC. Frederic Geiss Sale (B. Max Mehl, 2/1947), lot 343; John Jay Pittman Collection (David Akers, 5/1998), lot 1678; Richmond Sale II (David Lawrence Rare Coins, 11/2004), lot 1513.
4. PR64 NGC. Farish Baldenhofer (per Walter Breen, not in the 11/1955 Stack's sale); A.J. Ostheimer Collection (Lester Merkin, 9/1968), lot 344; Elvin I. Unterman; E-Fair Auction (Heritage, 10/1999) lot 5321; Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2002), lot 4076.
5. PR64 NGC. Kenneth C. Long Estate Collection (Bowers and Merena, 5/1995), lot 1218; Pre-Long Beach Sale (Superior, 9/2003), lot 2084; Rod Sweet Collection (Bowers and Merena, 7/2005), lot 1009; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2005), lot 3762; New York Connoisseur's Collection (American Numismatic Rarities, 3/2006), lot 1091; ANA Charlotte National Money Show (Heritage, 3/2007), lot 947; Pre-Long Beach Sale (Ira and Larry Goldberg, 5/2007), lot 1343; Pre-Long Beach Sale (Ira and Larry Goldberg, 2/2010), lot 1192.
6. PR64. Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 2215.
7. PR63. Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 5/1996), lot 5628.
8. PR62 NGC. Colonel E.H.R. Green; Jack Roe Collection (B. Max Mehl, 6/1945), lot 444; Frederic Geiss Collection (Mehl, 2/1947), lot 343; Amon G. Carter, Jr. Family Collection (Stack's, 1/1984), lot 256; Queller Family Collection of Silver Dollars (Heritage, 4/2008), lot 2145.
9. PR62 PCGS. Dr. John L. Pellegrini Collection (Heritage ANA Auction, 7/2005), lot 10263; 2006 FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2006), lot 3239.
10. PR62 PCGS. FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2007), lot 5211; ANA World's Fair of Money (Heritage, 8/2007), lot 1727; Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2009), lot 2589.
11. Proof. Smithsonian Institution.
12. Brilliant Proof. Barney Bluestone (9/1940), lot 624; Floyd T. Starr Collection (Stack's, 10/1992), lot 591.

Other Appearances
A. Brilliant Proof. F.C.C. Boyd; World's Greatest Collection (Numismatic Gallery, 1/1945) lot 139; J.H. South Collection (Stack's, 5/1951), lot 809; David Golding (Stack's, 6/1952), lot 240.
B. Brilliant Proof. The Empire Collection (Stack's, 11/1957), lot 1732 (not plated).
C. Proof. Lorin G. Parmelee Collection (New York Stamp & Coin, 6/1890), lot 1189.
D. PR62 NGC. Sale 2575 (Teletrade, 8/2008), lot 1744.
E. Proof. Peter Mougey Collection (Thomas Elder, 9/1910), lot 983.
F. Proof. T. James Clark (New Netherlands, 11/1956), lot 359; Kagin.
G. Proof. Thomas Cleneay Collection (S.H. & H. Chapman, 12/1890), lot 840, part of a seven-piece silver and minor proof set.
H. Proof. Richard B. Winsor (S.H. & H. Chapman, 12/1895), lot 1069, part of a seven-piece silver and minor proof set.
I. Proof. Matthew Stickney Collection (Henry Chapman, 6/1907), lot 1792, part of a seven-piece silver and minor proof set.
J. Proof. John F. McCoy Sale (W. Elliot Woodward, 5/1864), lot 375, part of a complete silver proof set, sold to Levick for $50; Fifth Semi-Annual Sale (Woodward, 10/1864), lot 302, sold to Hodge for $50.
K. Proof. A specimen owned by H.O. Granberg, exhibited at the 1914 ANS Exhibition; Collection of a Prominent American (U.S. Coin Company, 5/1915), lot 1050. Note: Granberg was the "Prominent American."
L. Proof. Granberg, Newcomer, Pray Collections (B. Max Mehl, 11/1919), lot 5, part of a seven piece silver and minor proof set with the coins offered separately.(Registry values: N10218)
From The Scott Manke Collection of Proof Seated Dollars.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24ZY, PCGS# 6989, Greysheet# 7259)

Weight: 26.73 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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