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1918

1866 G$1 PR66 Cameo NGC. This issue is extremely scarc

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1866 G$1 PR66 Cameo NGC. This issue is extremely scarc
<B>1866 G$1 PR66 Cameo NGC.</B></I> This issue is extremely scarce, given the original proof mintage of only 30 coins, supplemented by 7,130 business strikes. The Breen proof <I>Encyclopedia</B></I> says of this issue, "Date from the half dime logotype, heavy, nearer to ribbon bows than to DOLLAR, and level. ... Heavy low date, wreath tops joined. Almost R-7." As Breen was using the Sheldon scale, that meant a surviving population of not much more than 4 to 12 examples. In fact, the NGC <I>Census Report</B></I> lists 12 proof examples, all but one of them designated Cameo, while the PCGS data list 20 examples. This coin--which in any case is <I>among the highest graded examples at either service</B></I>--does show a heavy date and joined wreath tips. The interiors of the O and A in DOLLAR are still frosty. The frosted devices contrast well with the deeply mirrored fields. A lintmark is noted in the left obverse field. Census: 3 in 66, 0 finer (10/06).<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coin/Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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