Lot 1095
1892 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 68. Lovely rainbow toning. Only 1,245 proofs issued. Utterly charming toning over both sides, delicate to deep levels of color saturation. Frosted devices. A lovely specimen, one of the very finest seen, of the first mintage Proof half dollar in the Barber series (1892-1915).
Although the mintage figure itself is slightly elevated compared to those around it, this is because the new design attracted half again as many buyers for the simple novelty of a new coin design. The present piece handily tops 99% of all other survivors in Proof of the 1892 release. Where it was we do not know, possibly in an original mint-wrapped Proof set for decades, but, somehow, it has endured well over a century without anyone mishandling it at all. Today it stands as one of the finest we have ever seen. Pop 3; none finer at NGC.
Estimated Value $11,000 - 13,000.
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| Realized $15,525 |
