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1897 1C PR68 Red and Brown PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:8,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1897 1C PR68 Red and Brown PCGS
<B>1897 1C PR68 Red and Brown PCGS.</B></I> Beautiful cherry-red and mint-green shadings visit the copper-orange surfaces of this magnificent specimen. The fields are watery and deeply reflective, and the design elements offer razor-sharp definition. A small flaw on the neck is trivial. This is an incredible condition rarity, one of just two pieces for the date certified by PCGS as PR68 with any color classification; the other is listed as Cameo, but surface information is not included (11/07).<BR> With a mintage of 1,938 pieces, the 1897 proof issue has a middle-of-the-road mintage by the standards of late-date Indian cent issues, though finding an attractive specimen can pose a challenge. The interested collector is invited to inspect this assuredly appealing exemplar.<BR><I>From The New York Eye Appeal Collection, Part Three.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> James B. Longacre<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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