1885 G$1, CAM PR(PCGS#87635)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4439

Grade

PR68

Price

28,200

Lot Description

Remarkable Proof 1885 Gold Dollar Among the Finest Certified 1885 Gold Dollar. Proof-68 Cameo (NGC). This beautiful Superb Gem possesses strong cameo contrast between frosty devices and watery, deeply mirrored fields. The strike is razor sharp throughout, and closer inspection also reveals a delightful "orange peel" texture in the fields that advanced Proof gold collectors are sure to find appealing. Otherwise medium gold in appearance, the surfaces exhibit blushes of warmer reddish-copper iridescence in isolated areas around the peripheries. Free of even trivial blemishes, this is a gorgeous and virtually pristine survivor from a mintage of just 1,105 Proof 1885 gold dollars. PCGS# 87635. Provenance: From the RLS Collection. Combined PCGS and NGC Population: just three coins in Proof-68, all at NGC, two Proof-68 Cameo and a single Proof-68 Ultra Cameo. There are no examples certified finer at either service.