Lot 1640
1885. NGC graded Proof 69 Cameo. Star. Only 930 struck. Perhaps one of the finest pure white Proofs ever graded. How is it possible for us to impress upon readers the beauty, the serene quality of this most fantastic Cameo Proof Morgan Dollar? Both sides are sharply detailed with even the highest points of the design razor-edged including the hair strands above Liberty's ear. Richly frosted, the devices ascend in stark white prominence above the glassy deep of the fields. A black-on-white Proof is how numismatists would describe this coin's appearance. We can find no spots, nor hairlines, and neither do we see any other post-striking faults or shortcomings whatsoever. No planchet flakes occur; and what appears at first blush to be a sinister dark area on the chin isn't on the coin's surface after all, the coin is pristine. Rest assured: everything is brilliant, from the snow-white appearance of the frost to the way it explodes outward like a solar flare and into your field of vision. Worthy of inclusion in the Top Registry quality Proof Morgan Dollar set or date set. Pop 1; none finer at NGC (PCGS # 7320) .
Several noteworthy events occurred in 1885, the year of this remarkable Proof Silver Dollar. On February 21, 1885, President Chester A. Arthur dedicated the Washington Monument; on June 17, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor. For soda drinkers, on December 1, 1885, the U.S. Patent Office acknowledged this date as the day Dr Pepper was served for the very first time (the exact date of Dr Pepper's invention remains unknown). And last but not least, in 1885, the first skyscraper (the Home Insurance Building) was built in Chicago, Illinois, USA (10 floors).
Estimated Value $60,000 - 70,000.
Ex: Divo Collection.
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