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1855 10C Arrows PR67 Cameo NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:60,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1855 10C Arrows PR67 Cameo NGC
<B>1855 10C Arrows PR67</B></I><img src="/images/star.gif" width="10" height="10" alt="" border="0"><B> Cameo NGC.</B></I> Only about 12 to 15 proof 1855 dimes are known, including this Superb Gem Cameo proof with its star designation, and a similar example in the Kaufman Collection. Although the Kaufman Collection specimen lacks a star designation, the two coins are virtually identical in quality and eye appeal, and should be considered as tied for the finest known. We have auction records of 40 appearances for the issue, starting in the early 20th century and continuing to the present day. Prior to the present sale, a single PR66 sold in October 2000 was the best certified piece offered in a public sale. Most earlier auction appearances were for coins that graded PR60 to PR64.<BR> An absolutely stunning proof 1855 With Arrows dime, this mostly brilliant Superb Gem has a splash of blue, russet, and violet at the upper obverse, and similar peripheral toning around the entire reverse. The obverse has faint striae slanting up to the left, crossed by other striae up to the right. A few insignificant planchet flakes, lint marks, and hairlines are present on each side. Nearly full details are evident, with star 13 a tad weak, and the upper right berry inside the branch mostly flat.<BR> The date, arrows, and several stars are boldly doubled, as Breen described in his Proof Encyclopedia: "Double date, first punched too far to right, then corrected; parts of all eight digits discernible."<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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