Lot 1844
1896 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 63. We are proud to offer this delightful 1896 Proof Quarter Eagle. No, it's not some mind-blowing gem that will cost the GNP of some minor country, but an honest to goodness rarity that a really serious collector could aspire to own. The fields and devices show trivial contact marks, but nothing distracting or annoying.
The 1890s saw some of the finest Proof gold production yet seen from the Mint. The quality of the planchets, the strikes, and the overall presentation were superb. Deeply frosted devices seem to have a faintly white color, further separating them from the deep reflective orange-peel fields. Only 132 were produced of this denomination in Proof this year, more than half of which apparently were lost, spent or otherwise impaired.
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