Lot 2209
1855 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63. A rare proof issue with an estimated number coined of just 20 pieces. Of these, several were lost, and few have been found today residing in collections., unlike the more common dates after 1859 where several hundred or even a thousand or more were coined for collectors. Further, this is the with arrows variety, which for a specialist forming a proof type collection, is certainly a rare coin to find in Proof grades. The color is a deep steel gray tone, with areas of blue and rose gold toning intermixed. We note faint planchet roller lines running in a vertical direction on both sides, and these were part of the planchet preparation process. Sharp on all the central devices, with clearly reflective fields around, but we note minor weakness on the peripheral stars and dentils of both sides. PCGS in their years of grading note in the Population Report that 4 have been graded this high, with 1 in PR-64 above and 2 at the top as PR-65 of the 8 total that service has graded. While we don't know of any pedigree, it should be easy to trace as there is a small planchet flaw in the field extending to the left out of the right wing of the eagle. Worthy of the finest collection and seldom offered in proof.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000.
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