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1862 $20 Liberty NGC PF64 CAM

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1862 $20 Liberty NGC PF64 CAM
<b>1862 &#36;20 Liberty. NGC graded PF64 CAM.</b> It is a delight for us to offer a No Motto double eagle in Proof in a sale, but to have a fresh-looking Proof 64 example of the low mintage 1862 is indeed special. This lovely piece has smooth, strong cameo-like contrast with virtually unlimited, deep-mirrored fields topped off by splendid original color. There are a few small hairlines visible in the fields, yet except for these, both sides are virtually flawless otherwise. Take your pick of date, any Proof No Motto double eagle is extremely rare, and Breen, in his encyclopedia, describes the 1862: &#34;Possibly 12-15 proofs known, some impaired.&#34; Akers, another distinguished authority on Proof gold, confirms, by writing, &#34;I estimate that 12-13 proofs still exist out of the original 35 mintage.&#34; NGC has certified 3 examples in this grade, with 2 higher &#40;Proof 64 UCAM&#41;.

The Philadelphia Mint did strike a slim 35 double eagles in Proof in 1862, many of which were conceivably spent or later melted. Somehow this carefully certified example remained undisturbed and in nearly pristine shape. As described above, the devices are frosted, while the fields have an &#34;orange peel&#34; mirror look that is reminiscent of other uncleaned early U.S. gold Proofs. We do not expect bidders will sniff at this one. To do so would be to show ignorance in the face of timeless beauty. On the contrary, there is every reason to expect spirited bidding and a near-record price for this 1862 Proof double eagle.

OUTSTANDING CAMEO FROSTED 1862 PROOF &#36;20 GOLD PIECE <b>&#40;PCGS # 9074&#41;</b> <i>
The Stanley Kanney Collection.</i>

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