Lot 2933
1863 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Well struck and mostly untoned with a hint of light gold toning. The surfaces are beautifully fresh, shimmering in originality, and quite smoothly mirrored. No one needs reminding that an occasional weak impression was left following the rebound of the dies that struck the desirable No Motto Proofs; however, in the present coin, the opposite holds, the devices show terrific detail and a clear, bold strike. When first endeavoring to buy a top quality Proof 1863, it is hard at first, desperately hard, to understandy why, with 460 Proofs minted, there wouldn't be a larger population of Gem quality coins from which to choose. Many, discovering this, fail to resist the impulse not to go with something of lesser quality. But why do so when this superb cameo Proof 67 beckons? Pop 1; 1 in PF-68 Cameo as finest graded.
Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000.
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| Realized $13,800 |
