1856 10C Small Date, CAM PR(PCGS#84745)

The March 2012 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4058

等级

PR66

价格

79,700

详细说明

1856 Liberty Seated Dime. Proof-66 Cameo (NGC). Exceptional quality and one of the very finest seen of this rare and seldom offered Proof issue. The original mintage is unknown, and the numbers of survivors is believed to be between just 30 and 40 pieces as the Philadelphia Mint was still a few years away from coining larger and properly accounted for Proofs. In 1856 Proofs were struck on an "as needed" basis, with some years&nbsp;seeing very few pieces produced, if any, while others a few dozen or so, consistent through the 1820s until 1858. The eye appeal is extraordinary with rich blue and teal shades around the rims, rose-gold to the centers over the frosty devices. A thin wire edge or fin is seen at the extreme edge thanks to these "edge view" holders of NGC. Identifiable by a tiny planchet flake missing from the field between Liberty's calf and the final star, another on the reverse between the letters ST&nbsp;in the word STATES.<br /> Diagnostics for this Proof issue include a sharp Doubled Die Obverse with doubling seen along the left border of the shield and at the base of Liberty's skirt lines. The few Proofs seen from this year all share this obverse die. The reverse die has a die line from the top right of the letter R in AMERICA to the rim above; this reverse was also used to strike Proof 1857 Liberty Seated dimes. One of the three finest known for this rare issue within the Cameo designation, no Deep or Ultra Cameo coins have been certified by either service as of this writing.<br /> <br /> <strong>Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers<br /> </strong>A simply lovely example of this rarity. Relatively few exist all across numismatics, and of those that do only a handful are in extremely high grade such as here.