1899 $1, CAM PR(PCGS#87334)

1899 $1, CAM PR (PCGS#87334)

The March 2012 Baltimore Auction

Lot Description: 1899 Morgan Silver Dollar. Proof-66 Cameo (PCGS). Full reflectivity in the fields which comes alive when examined, while the devices boast thick mint frost that generates the Cameo effect with ease. Delicate gold hues span the surfaces, but the full brilliance is retained. Cameo designated coins are much scarcer than regular Proofs of any given year, and represent a modest proportion of the surviving examples. Apparently the dies used to coin these had the strongest ability to produce this effect when freshly polished up by the Mint, and as a few dozen or so were struck the normal wear and tear on the fields reduced the imparted reflectivity to the planchets. Mintage of 912 pieces, and this certainly one of the finest to come down to us today, and with the desirable Cameo fields makes for a welcome addition to any collection.