1872 $1 PR(PCGS#7020)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3112

Grade

PR65

Price

13,200

Lot Description

This is an exquisite example of both the type and issue that really needs to be seen to be fully appreciated. Both sides are fully original with dominant olive-russet, golden-copper and pewter gray patina. Direct lighting, however, calls forth outstanding undertones of iridescent red, pink, gold, lilac and blue colors. Appreciably reflective in finish, especially in the fields, with a remarkably smooth appearance for a Proof silver dollar of this design type.<p>The 1872 is one of the more frequently encountered Proofs in the Liberty Seated dollar series, the mintage a relatively hefty 950 pieces. Even so, survivors are scarcer than the number struck might indicate, many examples likely remaining unsold after the Act of February 12, 1873 abolished the standard silver dollar. Among the survivors, few are as expertly preserved and attractively original as this handsome Gem.