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1862 Liberty Seated $1 NGC Proof 65

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1862 Liberty Seated $1 NGC Proof 65
<b>1862 Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65.</b> Beginning in 1862, the Mint no longer provided Proofs for sale to collectors on an individual basis. Instead, customers were expected to buy the full silver Proof set. Since the mint prepared 550 proof sets in 1862, this is the conventional mintage figure given for the Proof seated Liberty dollar of this date. It turns out that some of the sets were not sold in the year of issue. A few were retained until the mid 1870s, at which point they were re-offered to collectors. Survivors of the Proof 1862 silver dollar are more plentiful than those of 1861; still, this date is similar in overall rarity to the 1859 and 1860. Only 20 certified Proof 65 by NGC as of April 2006, with 12 higher. The surfaces are radiant and each side has a nice veneer of deep blue with warm russet and some purple patina that whips and tosses as it alternates between lighter and darker shades as the color deepens outwards from the center. Even the finest, most delicate detail seen on this seated Liberty dollar struck with uncommon exactness for the issue; were it only possible for other similarly graded pieces to be as sharp as the lettering and main devices on this majestic Gem, but that isn&#39;t usual for this date.

GLITTERING GEM PROOF 1862 SEATED LIBERTY DOLLAR <b>&#40;PCGS # 7005&#41;</b> <i>
The Stanley Kanney Collection.</i>

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