1890 25C, CAM PR(PCGS#85591)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2043

Grade

PR68

Price

9,106

Lot Description

Remarkable Proof 1890 Quarter 1890 Liberty Seated Quarter. Proof-68 Cameo (NGC). Fully brilliant with frosty design elements and glittering mirror fields. Virtually as nice as the moment it came from the dies. It's difficult to imagine that a nicer specimen could exist. From a scant Proof mintage of of 590 pieces, one of the lowest production figures for the design type. By this year the coin market had reached a recent low, having been in overdrive during the 1880s. The market would remain quiet for most of the decade, then revive with vigor early in the 20th century. PCGS# 85591. NGC Census: 6 within the Cameo designation; 1 finer (Proof-69 Cameo)