Lot 1095
1859. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. A fully white Gem Cameo Proof. Perhaps the finest known cameo. Only 800 struck. The Mint switched to a smaller date punch for the Seated Quarters in 1859, the first time this was done since 1842. In the former year, Mint officials began making Proof coinage for sale to collectors, with a delivery of 800 Quarters. Sales lagged, however, and not all 1858-dated issues were sold. As with the other similarly dated silver denominations, the Proof 1859 Seated Quarter was likely melted in significant numbers as unsold at year's end as well. Few auctions in recent times have offered a Superb Gem representative of this issue. They are elusive in the extreme. Both sides display scintillating, silvery radiance over deeply mirrored surfaces. What both sides also have in common are pinpoint striking detail and smooth, virtually pristine surface. A top-end early Proof from the No Motto group (1838-66) in the long-running Seated Liberty Quarter series that spanned more than half a century. Pop 1; none finer at NGC.
Estimated Value $13,000 - 15,000.
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