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1868 $2.50 Liberty NGC PF65 CAM

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1868 $2.50 Liberty NGC PF65 CAM
<b>1868 &#36;2.50 Liberty. NGC graded PF65 CAM.</b> Pop: 1/0. A glittering Gem with obvious Cameo contrast and a resoundingly full strike. A wispy lintmark &#40;as struck&#41; meanders across the right edge of the E in UNITED to the rim, which is mentioned solely as a pedigree marker for future auction appearances. Walter Breen offers the view in his Encyclopedia that Proofs were struck of this date on February 20.

Although the Proof status of this specimen is beyond question at a glance, it does meet Breen&#39;s diagnostic for the issue, which is the absence of two die lumps on Liberty&#39;s neck that are present on business strikes of the year. Proof 1868 Quarter Eagles are exceedingly rare. A mere 25 pieces were struck, and NGC has certified only five pieces in all grades. The present Gem is the single highest graded by NGC, while the finest certified by PCGS is also a solitary PR65 Cameo.

DAZZLING CAMEO PROOF 1868 QUARTER EAGLE <b>&#40;PCGS # 87894&#41;</b> <i>
The Wasatch Collection of United States Proof Gold Coins.</i>

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