1872 $10, DCAM PR (PCGS#98812)
The November 2011 Baltimore Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 9707
- 等级
- PR64
- 价格
- 353,816
- 详细说明
- 1872 Liberty Eagle. Proof-64 Deep Cameo (PCGS). <div style=""padding-right: 3px; overflow-y: auto; padding-left: 3px; font-size: 10pt; background-image: none; overflow-x: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px; margin: 0px; width: 600px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 3px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #f6f6f6; text-align: left; word-wrap: normal;"">The extreme rarity of this issue is a well-established fact among numismatic scholars. The proof 1872 eagle entered the annals of numismatic history with a mintage of just 30 coins. A small number of these coins were probably melted in the Mint as unsold, while additional examples undoubtedly found their way into circulation when contemporary collectors either lost the desire or the means to retain the coins as numismatic keepsakes. We suspect that only 12-15 specimens have survived into the 21st century, a number that includes three examples impounded in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution and the American Numismatic Society. The number of coins available for private ownership, therefore, is probably not greater than 12 pieces. And to the already impressive rarity of this proof issue must be added the low mintage, key-date status of the circulation strike 1872 eagle--a Philadelphia Mint issue with a mere 1,620 pieces produced and a poor rate of survival in all grades.<br /> An awe-inspiring specimen, this lovely proof is at the threshold of full Gem quality. Both sides are nicely preserved with surfaces that are smooth enough to evoke thoughts of a Proof-65 numeric grade. All that seems to preclude such a grade, in fact, is a moderate size lint mark (as struck) in the left obverse field that also serves as an important pedigree marker. Fully struck and satiny, the devices appear to float atop illimitable depth of reflectivity in the fields. Drenched in rose gold color, the impressive attributes for this stunning rarity are capped off by an important numism
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