1866 $1 Motto, CAM PR(PCGS#87014)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2417

Grade

PR64+CAM

Price

8,813

Lot Description

1866 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. Motto. Proof-64+ Cameo (PCGS). A visually enticing specimen with boldly frosted motifs, especially on the obverse, and with a pale golden centers that yield to a rich array of deep gold, fiery crimson, and bright neon-blue iridescence toward the rim on each side. An impressive Gem Proof, one of 725 pieces produced after the motto IN GOD WE TRUST was added to the reverse design, and among the 14 finest PCGS-certified examples of the date. The present beauty will soon find itself at home in an advanced Liberty Seated dollar collection or U.S. type set. PCGS# 87014. Provenance: From the Argo Collection. PCGS Population: 1 in 64+; 14 finer.