Lot 431
1895. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Fully white Gem Proof Cameo. Only 880 minted. The silvery luster on both sides is full with a somewhat satin texture on the cameo-frosted devices, but whose field is beyond amazing to amazingly amazing! This is a decidedly well-struck example, in other words, and one with razor-edged details. Like most 1890s decade Proofs which were struck on the Mint's hydraulic press, it is one to admire. (Seated Liberty Proofs to about 1880, curiously, were said to have been struck using an old screw press at the Mint, but in that year or close to it, Philadelphia's medal press was "pressed into" service for the Proofs.) Superb in every detail, this 1895 Barber Quarter has no bothersome spots or points of contention, which one expects from the superb PR67 grade; nor did the dies leave behind anything less than a bold, rigid impression whose magnificence reveals itself in the stars, the legends, and especially in the center motifs. Pop 13; 20 finer, 1 in 67 Star, 1 in 67+, 12 in 68, 4 in 68 Star, 1 in 68+ Star, 1 in 69.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,200.
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