Black Cat - Trade Dollars, Proof (1873-1885) 的钱币相册
CAC - "lightly toned interiors with gorgeous, natural shades of violet, ocean-blue, mint-green, rose, and golden-orange color elsewhere. The delicate iridescence allows for full appreciation of the contrast that exists between the razor-sharp devices and watery, unmarked fields."
CAC - Down crossed from a Proof-68 Cameo NGC. (It was the Finest graded by NGC). "Both obverse and reverse are splendid to behold, brilliant deep mirror surfaces, silver, overlaid with natural toning. At the center is light gold, changing to magenta, then to blue, no doubt the result of having resided in a Wayte Raymond "National” album page for a few decades." A truly beautiful coin.
CAC - The Amon Carter Specimen. "One simply does not expect a coin in PR63 to display the level of eye appeal generated by the Carter-Simpson 1885 Trade dollar. The coin is Plus designated by PCGS, but what is perhaps most telling about its quality is the fact that this is the only 1885 Trade dollar with CAC endorsement. Traditional lavender and lilac toning surrounds the peripheries, ceding to sunset-gold that warms the interiors. Slight strike softness on stars 5 to 7 is characteristic of the issue, but this piece is both significantly sharper than the Eliasberg coin and slightly sharper than the Olsen coin -- the two higher-grade pieces. The fields glimmer with watery reflectivity. Faint hairlines can be discerned with a loupe, but the toning effectively obscures them from the unaided eye. Appreciable cameo contrast fulfills the eye appeal on each side in equal measure, accenting not only the central devices but also the stars and border legends." I had the privilege of seeing the Olsen specimen when it was a NGC PR66 and this coin shows a much stronger strike and much nicer eye appeal.