1870 $1, CAM PR(PCGS#87018)

March 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

10258

Grade

PR65CAM

Price

16,800

Lot Description

Gem Cameo Proof 1870 Silver Dollar 1870 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. Proof-65 Cameo (PCGS). This beautiful silver dollar is fully struck with strong cameo contrast between satiny devices and mirrored fields. Otherwise brilliant, very light silver and gold tinting can be seen in the right obverse field and isolated areas around the reverse periphery. With 1,000 coins struck the 1870 has the highest mintage among Proof silver dollars since 1861. Even so, this issue is among the scarcer Liberty Seated with Motto dates, and it is likely that a portion of the mintage remained unsold and was melted or placed into circulation. The delicate surfaces of the present Gem are exceptionally smooth, and it is one of the finest Proof 1870 silver dollars available to today's collectors. Here is a PCGS Registry Set competition coin par excellence! Provenance: From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from Superior's Pre-FUN Orlando Auction of January 2004, lot 495; via Stack's. PCGS Population: 13; 2 finer in this category (Proof-67 Cameo finest). PCGS# 87018. NGC ID: 252S. Click here for certification details from PCGS.