1895 $2.50, DCAM PR(PCGS#97921)

The March 2012 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4277

等级

PR66

价格

123,173

详细说明

1895 Liberty Quarter Eagle. Proof-66 Ultra Cameo (NGC). Deep and fiery orange gold surfaces play host to boldly frosted devices and richly mirrored fields. Magnified scrutiny reveals a lively orange-peel effect and a coin that is as sound, aesthetically and physically, as can be expected for the grade. One of 119 Proofs of the date struck with perhaps 70 or 75 examples available today. Of that figure, only&nbsp; a handful of specimens approach or exceed the quality offered here. Choice and appealing for the grade.<br /> <br /> <strong>Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers</strong><br /> What a beautiful quarter eagle this is, a fitting companion to the other Gems in our sale. Building a date set of Liberty quarter eagles from 1858 to 1907 is a possibility, but is more difficult to do than with gold dollars. Those toward the end of the series are more available than the earlier ones. The present piece will make a nice start on such a set or, more likely, will be an ideal addition to a set of design types.