Lot 712
1860 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 65. Breen notes that 1000 proofs were struck, and 458 were melted as unsold, for a net mintage of 542. PCGS has graded 12 as PR-65, with just 4 graded higher! This particular one has tawny gold toning at the top and bottom of the obverse, with hints of bright blue included, the reverse with a ring of gold and steel gray elsewhere. Identifiable by a minor spot on the T of UNITED. Highly appealing for its superb surfaces, crisp strike and alluring color.
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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