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1906 $2.50 Liberty NGC PF67 Star Cameo

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1906 $2.50 Liberty NGC PF67 Star Cameo
<b>1906 &#36;2.50 Liberty. NGC graded PF67 CAM Star Designation for Eye Appeal.</b> Pop: 2/0. If you ignore this lot in the sale, you&#39;ll probably miss the many theatricals when bidding commences from collectors in the room, when those whose knowledge of the rarity of this design in high grade vie for ownership. The collector who demands the finest quality in a coin will want to choose this one. A remarkable 1906 Proof quarter eagle. This piece belongs on a marble pedestal when it comes to eye-appealing clean fields and devices, which show virtually no signs of hairlines or aging whatsoever. Standing tall against the mass of lesser quality has-beens, the coin shows intricate detail by use of a strong loupe. Magnification reveals a strike that is complete and detailed. The entire Proof mintage for the year comprised 160 pieces. All were sold to collectors, who presumably knew how to handle them. Yet in the 100 years since being issued, entropy crept in to the equation and has taken its toll. Entropy means, in this instance, the &#34;inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society.&#34; Year by year, as a coin ages, unless it is consciously and actively protected from its environment, it will deteriorate. Each time a coin gets wiped with a cloth, or dropped on the floor, or picked up by a grubby thumb and forefinger, the chances of it lessening in quality occurs. That is why today, 100 years later, so very few &#34;star&#34; quality gems like this 1906 get graded.

&#34;STAR QUALITY&#34; GEM PROOF 1906 QUARTER EAGLE <b>&#40;PCGS # 87932&#41;</b> <i>
The Wasatch Collection of United States Proof Gold Coins.</i>

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