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1862 S$1 PR66 NGC. The numismatic references with the most detailed information on proof Seated Doll

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1862 S$1 PR66 NGC. The numismatic references with the most detailed information on proof Seated Doll
1862 S$1 PR66 NGC. The numismatic references with the most detailed information on proof Seated Dollars (Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins: 1722-1977 and Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia by Q. David Bowers) do not offer much information on the die diagnostics of the 1862. In fact, the Bowers' reference simply restates what Breen wrote in 1977: the date is centered with a slight slant up to the right, while on the reverse two arrowheads are joined and an inner circle is evident at the denticles above the UNITE in UNITED. Both authors also state that the Mint also used this reverse die to deliver certain restrike proof 1853 Seated Dollars. The year 1862 is the first in which the Philadelphia Mint stopped offering proof Silver Dollars for individual sale. A total of 550 proof sets of silver and minor coins were prepared that year, but only 430 sets had sold by February of 1863. Curiously, those sets that remained unsold were not melted. Rather, the coins were locked in a vault, retrieved in the mid-1870s, and offered to collector once again. We do not know if the remaining 120 coins sold at that time, but we suspect that most, if not all did since this issue is among the most frequently offered proof Seated Dollars from the Civil War era. This lot offers a conditionally rare, premium quality Gem that is unsurpassed in grade at either NGC or PCGS. Both sides are typically free of distracting handling marks, and the fully brought up features display pleasing reflectivity as the coin rotates beneath the light. The otherwise antique-copper toning reveals off center swirls of lavender and apricot color toward the right borders with undertones of cobalt and gold iridescence. A series of tiny, shallow planchet flaws (as struck) in the lower right obverse field should help trace the pedigree of this important and desirable specimen. Only six examples have been so graded by NGC and PCGS, all of which are at the former service (1/03).From the Philip Kaufman Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. On occasion eBay live bid software cannot keep up with the pace of the auctions where 4-5 lots per minute can hammer down, so we recommend that you place a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Also please note that all Heritage/CAA lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions.