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1900 $2.50 Liberty

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD
1900 $2.50 Liberty
<Our item number 105739><B>1900 &#36;2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 62.</B> Lovely golden toning. Well struck. Nearly &#39;63 quality with flaxen to orange-gold metallic patina over each side and only light hairlines. An eye-appealing, radiant Proof specimen. In order to understand the Proof status further, notice that it is struck with care reserved for these elite gold pieces; when it is compared to the usual softness at the centers on business strike Liberty quarter eagles, this gleaming jewel, on the contrary, received a full blow by the dies. In fact, twice the usual number of blows by the dies, since Proofs were struck twice on the mint&#39;s slower but surer medal press. Everything about it is razor-sharp. 250 Proofs struck, however it may be that a fair number of these were left unsold and returned to the mint for melting. <B> Pop 20; 68 finer.</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 7926&#41;</B>. <BR><BR>U.S. Proof coins were prized by the earliest American collectors and interest in them was high throughout the 19th c entury, particularly in the latter half. The purchasing power of money was higher than at the present and incomes lower on a relative basis. After Proofs were offered to the general public in 1858, well-to-do collectors sought Proofs of the silver coins, and a few collectors of outstanding wealth such as the Garretts of Baltimore sought Proof gold. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,000-3,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 105739<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/39jpegs/105739.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/39jpegs/105739N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>