Lot 1111
1845 Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64 Variety with Recut Date. Light toning featuring hues of gold, blue and lilac. This is a deeply mirrored example whose multiple shades of color dance across both sides. The mirrored surface in the fields smartly meets the devices without any transitional area, including within the vertical shield stripes on the reverse. This is an exemplary Proof 64 quality example, and one of only a few known examples of the 1845 Proof seated Liberty dollars. Pop 7; 3 in 65, 2 in 66, 1 in 67.
Die notes: An interesting situation with 1845 Proof dollars is a combination of two obverse dies and one reverse die. These two obverse dies are distinguished by having a Recut Date or a Normal Date. The Recut Date obverse has the date positioned slightly farther to the right, so that the shield point is over the left serif of the digit 1. In the Normal Date, the shield point is approximately over the center of the upright of this digit. The position of the date in relation to the shield is an easier benchmark to identify in older catalog photos when seeking to trace the provenance of these rare coins.
Estimated Value $28,000 - 30,000.
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| Realized $32,200 |
