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1870 $1 PR65 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1870 $1 PR65 PCGS
<B>1870 $1 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> A total of 1,000 proof silver dollars were produced in 1870, most apparently distributed with minor and silver proof sets. This issue is scarce in Gem levels of preservation, as apparent in the certification of 50 or so examples in those grade levels. In this regard, Dave Bowers writes in his 1993 silver dollar reference: "The scarcity of survivors suggests that quantities may have remained unsold at the end of the year and were melted, many after July 10, 1873."<BR> The resplendent Gem presented in the current lot displays low to medium intensity cobalt-blue toning accented with whispers of grayish-lilac at the margins. A powerful strike manifests itself in full definition on the motifs, and mild field-device contrast is visible when the coin is angled under a light source. A pleasing, well preserved Seated Liberty proof dollar. Population: 18 in 65, 5 finer (11/07).<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Christian Gobrecht<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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