1858 $1 PR(PCGS#7001)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

6604

等级

PR53

价格

46,611

详细说明

1858 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. OC-P1. Rarity-4-. Proof-53 (NGC). Deep, rich steely-mauve obverse toning gives way to somewhat lighter rose-gray patina on the reverse. Plenty of razor sharp striking detail remains to surfaces that are a but muted in appearance, yet free of sizeable marks. As the sole Proof-only date in the Liberty Seated silver dollar series, the 1858 is very popular with advanced collectors. These coins were struck during the first year that the Mint made a concerted effort to market Proof coins to collectors. As such, more specimens were produced in 1858 than in the preceding years of the Liberty Seated dollar series. Q. David Bowers (2016) writes that 210 examples were struck for distribution as part of the year's silver Proof sets. As in earlier years, the popularity of the silver dollar with collectors likely resulted in the production of additional Proofs for individual sale. The mintage was not recorded, but most numismatic scholars accept that 300 Proof 1858 silver dollars were made. Inasmuch as a small number of Proofs of this date were struck from the same reverse die that the Mint used to strike all known Proof 1859 dollars, it is possible that some Proof 1858 dollars are restrikes from that year. Those coins are attributed as OC-P2, Dick Osburn and Brian Cushing (2018) account for only five specimens in numismatic hands. OC-P1, offered here, has an extant population of approximately 175 pieces, and it was struck from the same reverse die that the Mint previously used to coin all known Proof 1856 and Proof 1857 dollars. Sure to have no difficulty finding its way into an advanced silver dollar date set. PCGS# 7001. NGC ID: 252C. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com