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1867[$20] PR65 Cameo NGC.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:4,700.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1867[$20] PR65 Cameo NGC.
<B>1867<$20> PR65 Cameo NGC.</B></I> This coin was previously offered as lot 7574 in our Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale, where it was partially described as: "Only 50 proof Double Eagles were produced in 1867, half of which were delivered on March 5 and the other 25 pieces on July 2. The number of survivors is believed to number no more than a dozen coins. Akers suggests that many of the 50 pieces struck went unsold at year's end and were subsequently melted. As with all other Double Eagles of this period, 1867 proof Twenties are exceedingly rare, and the splendid preservation of this specimen along with its impeccable pedigree place it in a category all its own.<BR> "The digits used in the date are taken from the Silver Dollar logotype. The date is placed high in the exergual field with the 1 close to the bust. An extra outline around the bust of Liberty is broken just above the 18 in the date, and extra outlines surround the inner points of all the peripheral obverse stars. The denticles are well apart except in the area of the date, where they are minutely closer than elsewhere. A tiny Mint-made dash (die scratch) is noted just to the right of star 8. On the reverse, a small area of incomplete die polish is seen to the left and right at the top of the first vertical stripe in the shield. The middle arrowshaft is weak and wavy from die polishing. The lowest arrowhead touches the scroll, and the tip of the left (facing) wing just touches the E in UNITED. The denticles on the reverse are well spaced on the bottom half of that side, with incomplete die polish noted between the denticles over NITED STATES OF.<BR> "The visual impression left by this proof Double Eagle is simply astonishing. The fields sparkle with intense, deeply mirrored reflectivity, and close examination reveals the fine, orange-peel texture often seen on 19th century proof gold. The devices are thickly frosted and are set against the limitless mirrored fields, yielding a profound two-toned cameo effect. We seen no superficial flaws on either side of this remarkable piece. For pedigree identification, the only reliable markers we see are three tiny ones that originated at the Mint some 133 years ago: on the obverse, a tiny planchet flake is noted by star 3; set in the field equidistant between the B in LIBERTY and stars 7 and 8 is a minute lintmark; and a small, vertical streak of grease that was struck into the coin, located on the upper portion of Liberty's neck."<BR><I>Ex: Major William Boerum Wetmore (S.H. & H. Chapman, 6/27-28/1906); Clapp; Eliasberg (Bowers and Ruddy, 10/82), lot 918, where it realized $44,000; Ed Trompeter Collection of Proof U.S. Gold.</B></I><BR><I>From The Greenwich Collection, Part One.</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.
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