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1881 $20 Liberty PCGS PF62 CAM

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1881 $20 Liberty PCGS PF62 CAM
<b>1881 &#36;20 Liberty. PCGS graded PF62 CAM.</b> Pop: 1/0. An impressive specimen both physically and aesthetically. The geologic weight of the frosted head of Liberty is surrounded by equally stunning molten mirror fields on either side making the devices look as though they are islands floating on a lake, so smooth is the surrounding field. A beautiful Proof 62 in other words, one with such contrast that NGC deemed it &#34;Cameo.&#34; Just 61 Proof 1881 double eagles were struck, and the years have not been kind to that mintage. Perhaps as few as 15 to 20 or so Proofs of the date can be found today, but some of those are notably impaired by &#34;hay marks&#34; and other distractions. Not so the present coin. We expect strong bidding activity for the present lot, and rightfully so. This coin is set in PCGS holder 50038711.

The 1881 Proofs have a centered date to right; left base of first 1 over center of dentil; right base of final 1 nearly over right edge of dentil. The reverse has the eagle&#39;s right tail feather broken, with fleur de lys below beak fragmented.

One of only 61 made, 40 with sets February 19, 4 in second quarter, 17 in December. A coin that is under intense date collector pressure since few of the 2,220 business strikes survive.

DESIRABLE CAMEO PROOF 1881 DOUBLE EAGLE <b>&#40;PCGS # 89097&#41;</b> <i>
The Wasatch Collection of United States Proof Gold Coins.</i>

Our item number 117921