Lot 745
1882 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 67. Tied for the finest graded by PCGS with 8 coins in their recent Population Report. Glassy mirror fields are graced by dancing colors or russet, blue and gold on each side. Blazing white at the centers. One tiny lint mark above the second star and another near Liberty's left elbow. Stunning quality, even for this collection. The Benson Seated quarter collection contains many superb coins, some of which are the finest or tied for the finest graded of the date. Historically the opportunity to purchase such pristine, fresh material always yields strong prices, which is understandable given that most collectors have passed on many cleaned up coins without any eye appeal offered at only a small discount to the going market price. It has been proven over and over that eye appealing coins bring stronger prices than "average" quality for any series.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on August 17, 1944 as part of a set of Proof quarters from 1858 to 1915 for $235.00.
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