Lot 1060
THE FINEST GRADED PROOF 1887. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. This is the finest graded 1887 Proof eagle by either NGC or PCGS. A glance will confirm the pristine nature of this exceptional coin. Magnificent surfaces scroll by when examined with a glass, the familiar "orange-peel" texture in the fields remains just as imparted by the dies, perfectly preserved through the decades. Identifiable by a minute planchet flake below Liberty's hair bun in the field, the surfaces otherwise are perfectly preserved. Deeply frosted devices seem to float on the glassy sea fields.
We are uncertain of the provenance of this coin, but it may be from the Trompeter Collection, it is not from the recent Bass Sale, or from Bowers and Merena's Rarity Sale of August, 1999. Only 80 were struck, and this is apparently the best to have come down to us. A foremost opportunity for the advanced numismatist.
Estimated Value $30,000 - 40,000.
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| Realized $40,250 |
