Lot 1699
Gorgeous 1865 Proof Quarter Eagle. PCGS graded Proof 64. An important date with a business-strike mintage so small that essentially there have been no survivors. It was the end of the horrible Civil War when this coin was made, and just about nobody was thinking about numismatics, were they? Not even the Philadelphia Mint, although they dutifully produced 25 Proofs for the record. The 13 Proofs graded by both NGC and PCGS have all been in the choice to gem range, but those numbers undoubtedly represent multiple attempts, because of the value of this date. This coin falls into the middle range of those graded. Yet its importance should not be downplayed just because it isn't the best one seen. Nor should the PR64 grade be considered in any way negative, for this specimen is a beautiful coin, bright and cameoed and with splendid mirrors. The faint hairlines detract very little from one's pleasure of viewing this great little rarity.
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