1883 $1 MS(PCGS#7142)

Historic Coins and Medals

Auctioneer

Sotheby's

Lot Number

64

Grade

MS68

Price

16,250

Lot Description

The obverse primarily white, with some mottled toning at the beading; the reverse toning encircles the peripheries with hues of sea green to pale gold. With the remarkable surface lustre that Wayne Miller has described as “sandblast” and about which he explained, “[t]he most plausible explanation for this phenomenon is rusted dies.” Evidence of this rust is apparent under high magnification on the head of Liberty. The coin is essentially blemish free. A superb gem that is one of the finest extant; rare thus.