Lot 2189
1898 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. In NGC holder 691462-022. Lovely rich golden toning. An impressive gem! Warm orange-gold iridescence graces the strongly frosted motifs with deeply mirrored fields lapping at the shore, as it were, making for an impressive cameo effect that has all the appearance of having been etched from a block of fine gold the way an ancient goldsmith would have made a cameo brooch. The devices are detailed and crisp, with eye appeal to spare. For bidders' edification, careful examination fails to find a reason why the present 1898 quarter eagle should not have been graded even finer! Perhaps 50% of the recorded mintage is known today, with the this lovely Proof 66 high among the finest available. A superlative gem in every respect. Only 165 proofs struck. Pop 9; 5 in 67; 1 in 68. (PCGS # 87924) .
Estimated Value $16,000 - 17,500.
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| Realized $18,400 |
