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793
1883
.
PCGS graded Proof 66.
CAC Approved
.
PQ.
Lovely
multicolor toning, most of the rainbow shades are included.
Only 1,039 struck. A hard to believe array original hues enhance
the pristine reflective surfaces of this handsome Gem Proof 66.
A small region of striking weakness that might otherwise be
found at the reverse motto is found to be razor-sharp here;
indeed, the present coin is extraordinarily beautiful.
Pop 10; 6
finer, 3 in 66+, 3 in 67.
(
PCGS # 6444
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$3,900 - 4,000
794
1884
.
PCGS graded Proof 66
. Lovely obverse toning. Only
875 minted. A very bright and luminous Gem Proof that will be
a showpiece in any set of Seated Halves that share this exem-
plary high grade. The color beams off the obverse, with reds
and blues predominant. Furthermore, the strike is forthright and
crisp, as is only reasonably to be expected, without doubt none
of the Liberty or eagle details are left to the imagination, all are
sharp.
Pop 13; 3 finer, 2 in 67, 1 in 68
. (
PCGS # 6445
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$3,500 - 3,700
795
1884
.
PCGS graded Proof 66
. Lovely deep blue and lavender
toning. Only 875 struck. A splendid Gem Proof 66 example with
forceful luster beneath exquisite colors, a confident strike, and
eye appeal that just won't relinquish your attention!
Pop 13; 3
finer, 2 in 67, 1 in 68.
(
PCGS # 6445
)
This Year in U.S. History: On October 28, 1884, the cornerstone
of the Statue of Liberty was laid. The Statue itself was unveiled
by President Grover Cleveland on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty
Island) in Upper New York Bay 2 years later. The 152-foot-tall,
225-ton copper statue, a centennial gift from France to the U.S.,
was not actually a representation of Liberty but a likeness of the
face of French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi's mother, as
she appeared in her younger years. Today, a million sightseers
visit the Lady -- and the American Museum of Immigration at
the base of the statue -- annually.
Estimated Value ..............................................$3,400 - 3,500
796
1886
.
PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo PQ.
CAC Approved
.
Lovely toning on both sides. Only 886 minted. An fresh toned
and highly nicely reflective Proof 63, and a benchmark for other
examples that share this grade. We note a few light hairlines in
the otherwise very choice fields. Unlike many survivors from this
issue with its sometimes weak stars or feathers on the eagle,
this handsome low-mintage 1886 coin is nicely struck from top
to bottom on both sides. Collectors may note the coincidence,
the date 1886, mintage 886.
Pop 13; 34 finer
. (
PCGS #
86447
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,200 - 1,300
797
1889
.
PCGS graded Proof 64
. Lovely rainbow toning. Only
711 struck. An extremely fine-looking Seated Half Dollar Proof,
a coin with very choice mirror luster and a wallop from the dies
that is ideally complete. Attractive toning suggests that the
present specimen spent a good deal of its existence in either
the original Mint tissue paper Proof coins came wrapped in, or
housed in an old style Wayte Raymond album.
Pop 47; 27
finer, 12 in 65, 10 in 66, 2 in 66+, 3 in 67.
(
PCGS #
6450
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,600 - 1,700
798
1889
.
PCGS graded Proof 64
. Only 711 minted. Nice green
and gold toning. A reflective Proof that is nearly in the gam
class with its resilient underlying mirrors hidden somewhat by
the beautiful toned highlights. From center to periphery, the
coin is well struck.
Pop 47; 27 finer, 12 in 65, 10 in 66, 2 in
66+, 3 in 67
. (
PCGS # 6450
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,500 - 1,600
