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1881 G$1 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:5,750.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1881 G$1 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS
<B>1881 G$1 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS.</B></I> Unmistakably a proof--with high, fully squared rims on both sides, and crisp details throughout--although not all of the Breen <I>Proof Encyclopedia </B></I>diagnostics match: "Widely spaced date. B-1. Heavy letters, partial extra outlines. Rev. 1 centered below O, second 8 below L; wreath tops joined; recuttings within 8's at r." <BR> While on this coin the date is widely spaced and the letters are heavy with extra outlines, there is no obvious recutting, the wreath tops are separate, and while the 1 is more or less beneath the O, the second 8 is to the right of the L. Could this be a second proof die, for this small mintage of 87 coins? The orange-gold surfaces show stark field-device contrast, and the coin offers gorgeous eye appeal. Perhaps only a couple of tiny reverse contact marks prevent a finer grade, as the obverse appears choice for the PR64 level. Population: 5 in 64 Deep Cameo, 5 finer (7/07).<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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