Lot 2104
1878 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 65 Deep Cameo PQ. Housed in PCGS holder 10952317. A wonderful Gem Proof, a lustrous Deep Cameo specimen that has molten gold color that shoots out beams of fire, and a downright bold strike. In fact, struck with mathematical precision by the dies. While not impossible to find on Proofs -- a bold strike, that is -- it is always pleasurable to find such detail and careful conservation in one of the Proof rarities in this series. The 1878 gold dollar is a very rare coin as a Proof and not a date to be confused with the much more common Proofs struck in 1879-89. Prospective bidders, as they look through their lenses in silent admiration during lot viewing, will rise up from their seats afterwards in the hope that the possession of this piece might fall to them when the bidding closes. To us, every Proof gold coin of this quality and beauty has a romance of its own, as having been held out of the reach of the harming ways of Time and The Elements, with care and reverence by its former owners. Only 20 Proofs struck. Pop 2; the only DCAM grade at PCGS. (PCGS # 97628) .
Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000.
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| Realized $16,675 |
