1855 $1, CAM PR(PCGS#86998)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5132

等级

PR65CAM

价格

254,244

详细说明

Gem 1855 Silver Dollar Rare Proof Format 1855 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. OC-P1. Rarity-5+. Proof-65 Cameo (NGC). A breathtakingly beautiful example of a noteworthy key date issue in the Liberty Seated dollar series. Lightly and originally toned, we note mottled steel-blue and rose-russet iridescence that appears to drift toward the borders. The same (or similar) style of toning is seen on the other silver coins in this Proof set, a strong indicator of a shared provenance. The design motifs are sharply struck, softly frosted in finish, and contrast nicely with mirrored fields. Impressively smooth for such a large size silver coin with delicate surfaces, it is little wonder that this lovely Gem ranks among the finest Proof 1855 silver dollars known to the major third party certification services. One in a line up of rare early Proof Liberty Seated dollar issues, the 1855 has an unknown mintage that almost certainly numbers fewer than 100 coins. Most examples of the 1855 silver dollar were issued as part of the year's silver and minor coin Proof sets, although the popularity of this large silver denomination makes it likely that additional specimens were struck for individual distribution. With upward of 60 extant, the silver dollar barely edges out the trime as the most frequently encountered Proof 1855 silver issue in numismatic circles. This is the high-end estimate provided by PCGS CoinFacts, however, their low-end estimate of 40 survivors squaring with that advanced by Dick Osburn and Brian Cushing in their 2018 reference Liberty Seated Dollars: A Register of Die Varieties. Regardless of the exact number of coins extant, this issue is rare in an absolute sense and similar to the Proof 1854 silver dollar in this regard. The elusiveness of the circulation strike 1855 silver dollar, especially in Mint State (one of the greatest rarities in the silver dollar series), enhances the significance of this uncommonly high quality survivor. Provenance: Offered as part of a nicely matched 1855 Proof Set of Silver and Minor Coinage. NGC Census: 2; with a single Proof-66 Cameo finer. Neither PCGS or NGC have certified a single example of this issue in the Deep/Ultra Cameo Proof category. PCGS# 86998. NGC ID: 2529. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com Click hereto see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]