1897 $2.50, DCAM PR(PCGS#97923)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4452

Grade

PR0

Price

16,450

Lot Description

Amazing Gem Ultra Cameo Proof 1897 Liberty Quarter Eagle 1897 Liberty Quarter Eagle. Proof-65 Ultra Cameo (NGC). This Gem is fully brilliant and reflective and is certainly one of the finest seen and, likely, as nice as the day it was struck. The strike is absolute and complete, with all the devices towering high above the fields. The devices are all frosted with textured bright gold and contrast with the the mirror fields. This is a commanding example from the modest mintage of 136 pieces in Proof. Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers Rarities Night will forever be remembered as a gathering place for incredible Proof quarter eagles, in which this piece fits in very nicely. PCGS# 97923. NGC Census: 8; 25 finer (Proof-68 Ultra Cameo finest) within the Ultra Cameo designation.