1895 $2.50, DCAM PR(PCGS#97921)

1895 $2.50, DCAM PR (PCGS#97921)

December 2025 Showcase Auction - The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Part I

Lot Description: Enchanting bright golden surfaces combine frosty devices with deeply mirrored fields, the finish strongly cameoed and highly appealing. Fully struck, as befits the method of manufacture, and impressively smooth during in-hand viewing.<p>At 119 pieces produced, the 1895 has one of the more generous mintages among Proof Liberty Head quarter eagles. The rate of attrition for this issue is higher than that of many of its contemporaries, however, and with only 60 to 70 coins believed extant (per John W. Dannreuther, 2018), the 1895 is rarer than such other Proofs of the type as the 1897, 1898 and 1899. As one of the finer examples known to the major third party certification services, the importance of this lovely Deep Cameo Gem cannot be overstated.