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Description
1871 Seated Dollar, PR66 Cameo
A Beautifully Toned, Original Type Coin
1871 $1 PR66 Cameo PCGS Secure. CAC. Ex: MBJ. This
fabulously toned, brightly mirrored proof displays an oval-shaped
area of brilliance in the central obverse and a near-brilliant
center on the reverse. The remainder of each side is covered with
multiple layers of cobalt-blue and rose toning, while the cameo
effect is pronounced even through the patina. The surfaces are
nearly contact-free, but there is one interesting area on the
reverse: a semicircular "crease" in the planchet between the M and
I in AMERICA.Population Data (7/14): PCGS and NGC combined have certified only six examples in PR66 Cameo (three at each service) and none finer within the designation.
Heritage Commentary: Among proof issues, the earlier No Motto dollars are only slightly less available than their later With Motto counterparts. However, when one looks at Cameo dollars in Gem proof, the With Motto coins are almost twice as available as No Motto pieces. This was undoubtedly because the Mint made a more-conscious effort from 1866 through 1873 to produce a higher-quality product than it had in the earlier years. In the early years when No Motto dollars were struck, the presence of cameo contrast on a proof was more a matter of chance, and the result of the use of a new pair of dies where the mint frost on the devices had not diminished from successive strikings.
The production of proofs for 1871 was relatively high with 960 pieces struck, but this pales in comparison to the more than 1 million coins struck for circulation.
Provenance: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2011), lot 5644.(Registry values: N7079)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 252T, PCGS# 87019, Greysheet# 7341)
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 26.73 grams
ASW: 0.85oz
Mintage: 960
Auction Info
2014 October 27 The Eugene H. Gardner Collection II US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1214 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2014
27th
Monday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 14
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