1892 $2.50, DCAM PR(PCGS#97918)

The Regency Auction 40

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

319

等级

PR66DCAM

价格

186,156

详细说明

An incredible piece of numismatic caviar! An absolutely beautiful GEM survivor of only 105 Proof 1892 quarter eagles produced. Not only is this coin a stunning deep cameo, but it is an interesting and perhaps UNIQUE error as well. Ultra deep, brilliant, and fully reflective mirrors are icy, sleek and clean. Offering the utmost quality of clarity, the fields appear as a deep, black sea surrounding frosty, well struck devices. Every detail is sharply rendered by an exacting blow of the dies, save for one area at the bottom of the shield and eagle's legs. Looking at the texture of this area, with some striations and lacking any evidence of tooling, we believe that some sort of dirt and grease filled that area of the die, struck this coin, then fell out. Of the recent sales of Proof 1892 quarter eagles, we are hard pressed to find another, and perhaps after striking this coin the grease was discovered and removed from the die, before coinage resumed. This mint made "flaw" does not have a huge impact at all on the great visual allure, especially to the naked eye, and indeed adds some character to this otherwise PRISTINE GEM example. All told, of the original mintage of 105 pieces, perhaps 45-55 survive, all struck from a single set of dies. Several of these pieces are impounded in institutional collections, forever off the market. PCGS 8, NGC 4. The most recent example to sell realized $25,850 nearly four years ago. The current PCGS Price Guide value is listed at $37,500. With just four graded higher. This interesting Proof gold rarity is a delight to behold and will see strong bidding for sure. Good luck, and congratulations in advance to the winning bidder. Cert. Number 39756613 PCGS # 97918