Lot 768
1859 Indian Cent. NGC graded Proof 66. Nicely toned with wonderful golden colors. Only 800 Proofs struck. Outstanding quality for this first year of issue. The devices show enough frost to produce a desirable cameo-like contrast, while the surfaces are splendid in quality. Few 1859 Proof Indian cents retain their original surfaces as well as those presented here. What one notes especially is that the coin lacks the specks and spots so commonly found on the copper-nickel alloy Proofs. Reddish-tan and reflective fields that are free of contact marks. The design lasted for a single year before a shield was added to the design in 1860. Pop 18; 2 finer in 67.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,300.
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| Realized $4,600 |
