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[L#0957] 1900 $5 NGC PF66 Cameo

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[L#0957] 1900 $5 NGC PF66 Cameo
This boldly detailed representative is mostly bright in color with sleek, bright metallic frosted features. Heart-stopping originality in a Proof Liberty $5, the coin exhibits clockwork precision seen in the razor-sharp coronet and hair bun, the eagle's neck, wings and leg feathers. Proofs of this period were each struck on the mint's special hydraulic medal press which imparted a better "squeeze" to the planchet and left the struck-coin with razor-sharpness seen here. It also happens that Proofs were given twice the usual number of blows by the dies, again in an effort to create a perfect impression. The 1900-dated Proofs in the four lots offered here are, one and all, exquisite examples. You shouldn't miss viewing them, even if such prize possessions aren't financially feasible at this time. (Coin is housed in NGC holder 1827157-002.)