Lot 1723
1865 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo PQ. A white and stunning gem example of this scarce proof issue! The last year of the type and a Civil War Era piece in addition to that. Fields are fully reflective and have a "black-ice" look against a totally white and frosty Liberty. Every detail is razor sharp and immaculate. The reverse has a tiny tick mark below the D of UNITED and first S of STATES in the field. When the Eliasberg Sale was sold, the cataloguer of that sale noted that the reverse die of the 1865 proof dollar of that sale had a matte or "finely stippled" appearance. We note that the present example has the same intense matte surfaces, something we have not seen on other reverse dies. This matte condition is easily observable and extremely impressive and appealing, adding a sort of shimmering frost to the entire eagle. Light doubling at the bottom of the letters DOL. This specimen is very close to Condition Census for this issue! PCGS has graded 8 in PR-64CAM and 4 in PR-65CAM (PCGS # 87008) .
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.
The Michael M. Magdic Collection.
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