1887 $5, CAM PR(PCGS#88482)

1887 $5, CAM PR (PCGS#88482)

The March 2012 Baltimore Auction

详细说明: 1887 Liberty Half Eagle. Proof-64 Cameo (NGC). No 1887 half eagles were struck for circulation. Numerically noteworthy is the mintage of 87 pieces, mimicking the last two digits of the date. Sales were undoubtedly slow that year for Proof coinage, and it is likely some of these were put into circulation early the next year. Today there are just 25-40 examples known in all, and about half of these are Cameo Proofs. Grand "orange peel" surfaces are the rule here, with the characteristic appearance seen within the perfectly smooth fields, a creation of the Mint's coiners that employed a heated planchet and perfectly polished fields on the Proof dies. All devices and lettering show considerable frost and approach the full Gem level. One of the finer examples to survive and a stellar example for the specialist. All date collectors of half eagles have to find a Proof example to complete their collections, keeping demand high for the limited number that exist. Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers In my numismatic experience often a period of years will elapse between my having a chance to catalog or review one of these in an auction sale. The present coin is splendid to behold, a classic rarity that should draw bids from all directions during Rarities Night. When all is said and done, one fortunate buyer will own it and hundreds of others will still need this Proof-only date.