Lot 792
1875. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Wonderful iridescent blue and magenta-purple toning on both sides. Only 2,790 struck. Silver mirror luster rolls with watery purity from the surfaces of this majestic Proof. The surface is immaculate. A great deal of discussion also surrounds a coin's strike. This has excellent detail with full bold devices including Liberty and eagle, stars, date and legend.
The first of only four proof Twenty-Cent issues, the 1875 has an original mintage of 2,790 pieces. Survivors of this delivery are seen with a bit more frequency in today's market than those of the other Proof deliveries in this series but virtually never in this sharp condition. This 1875 issue is popular coins among first-year Type collectors who specialize in specimen coinage.
The abortive Twenty-Cent piece was produced in Proof format in only four years from 1875-1878. Two of the deliveries (1877 and 1878) are Proof-only issues, and all four have long been popular among collectors, with modern investors seeking a high-grade representative of this curious denomination too.
If any lingering doubt remains in collectors’ minds as to which coin is going to be boss in a rare coin portfolio, then it is this 1875 Proof 67 Twenty-cent Piece, a coin sure to run the show! Pop 4; 2 finer in 67 Star.
Estimated Value $23,000 - 24,000.
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