1881 G$1, DCAM PR (PCGS#97631)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 6515
- 等级
- PR61DCAM
- 价格
- 31,457
- 详细说明
- 1881 Gold Dollar. JD-1. Rarity-5+. Date Right. Proof-61 Ultra Cameo (NGC).
A lightly handled example, both sides exhibit bold cameo contrast between frosty, fully impressed devices and nicely reflective fields. Medium gold patina, with a number of small marks and hairlines are present in the fragile fields. The original Proof mintage of 87 pieces is perhaps represented by 40-50 or so individual coins today with some duplication likely within the modest numbers reported in the PCGS Population Report as well as NGC's Census data. The few that exist that offer the deepest and greatest contrast, like the present coin, are some of the first pieces struck by the Proof dies. As more coins are struck, the degree of contrast and depth of frost on the devices tends to balance out later in the production run, and for this reason few of the Deep Cameo or Ultra Cameo Proofs are known for most of these early gold issues.
The number of Proofs coined in 1881 took a modest jump from the typical 20 to 40 pieces struck in the previous decade. Additional orders were received for Proofs, and a few years later the Proof mintages climbed into the 1,000+ coin range each year for these popular gold dollars. The increased demand for these Proofs did not result in the expected higher survival numbers based on the number of coins known today.
NGC Census: 1; 10 finer within the designation (Proof-67 UC finest).
PCGS# 97631. NGC ID: 25ER.
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