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Session Two - Sunday, June 1, 2014 Approx 12:00 PM
R
ARE
1860-S L
IBERTY
Q
UARTER
407
1860-S
.
PCGS graded VF-35
. Plenty of details for the
grade. Lightly toned. Rare low mintage date, only 56,000
struck and seldom seen in the higher grades. (
PCGS #
5453
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $5,500 - 6,000
R
ARE
1860-S L
IBERTY
Q
UARTER
408
1860-S
.
PCGS graded VF-25
. Evenly worn and problem-
free. Lightly toned. Only 56,000 struck. (
PCGS # 5453
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $5,000 - 5,500
409
1862
.
PCGS graded Proof 64
. Lovely blue and purple toning
on the obverse. Only 550 minted of this scarce No Motto date.
Well mirrored and fully deserving its Proof 64 number, the coin
is seen as having a near-perfect strike. It is easy to see why this
piece was delivered a hard blow by the dies, or as some
researchers believe, the dies were may have been new and
carefully set in the equipment. This imparted the requisite force
(Proofs are struck twice by the dies, and were made on the
Mint’s hand-operated screw press in the 1860s. The press
caused the dies to leave behind their sharpness on the struck
planchet.
Pop 42; 21 finer, 15 in 65, 6 in 66
. (
PCGS #
5558
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,100 - 1,200
B
EAUTIFUL
1864 L
IBERTY
S
EATED
Q
UARTER
410
1864
.
PCGS graded Proof 66
. Wonderful multicolor,
almost rainbow toning on both sides. Only 470 Proofs were
minted in 1864. A gorgeous gem of the optimum, hand-
picked order. The extremely reflective surfaces show signs
of mingled colors, while devices rise to light frosted relief.
Agreeably well struck to say the least, indeed most fully so,
and sharp enough merit reference here.
Pop 3; 2 finer in
67
. (
PCGS # 5560
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $5,500 - 6,000
411
1866. With Motto
.
PCGS graded Proof 66 Cameo
. Lovely
blue and golden toning. Only 725 minted. A nice radiant and
colorful surface on this important first year issue tantalizes the
eye from the lustrous surface, a coin whose mint sparkle
beneath the toning goes round and round. It is never easy to
find a With Motto 1866 Seated Quarter struck with quite this
exactitude by the dies, even some Proofs sometimes fail at the
test. It is easy to see this piece was delivered a full, sharp blow
by Proof dies. The mint used a venerable old screw press until
the 1880s to strike Proof coins, instead of the usual less forceful
knuckle-joint steam operated coining presses used for day to
day issues. And the finer detail shows the difference on this
handsome 1866 Seated Quarter.
Pop 4; 1 finer in 67
. (
PCGS
# 85565
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$4,200 - 4,400
412
1870
.
PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo
. Only 1,000 minted. A
nice white Cameo Proof. Bright satin finish on Liberty and the
eagle, mimicing the light, swift flutter of a butterfly over a
glassy pond, the field sparkles with mirror reflectivity as when
first issued. Difficult to find in this outstanding condition. Some-
thing perhaps worth pausing to study also is the fact that all
devices were struck with the usual and advantageous reliability
of this year, that is, sharply by the dies, which then left behind
bold elements of detail throughout.
Pop 5; 2 finer in 66
.
(
PCGS # 85569
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,400 - 2,500
