Lot 1648
1878. PCGS graded Proof 65 Trompeter. One of the finest survivors of a scant 20 minted in Proof, this resounding gem is blessed with outstanding color, superb surfaces and pristine fields and devices. A breath of faint coppery tone is noted on Liberty's headdress and curls. Crisp contrast between the mirror fields and frosty devices. Naturally the fields, devices and rims are all free of contact marks; only a few stray hairlines can be seen with the aid of a glass. Apparently tied for the Finest graded with 3 others by PCGS, and 4 others by NGC, with none graded higher by either service.
Breen notes that the final 8 is usually not filled; on this coin the tiny area inside the loops of the 8 is lacking the Proof mirror surface, but is not yet filled. Identifiable by a tiny planchet flake left of the O in OF, and currently in PCGS holder #5448983. From the Ed Trompeter collection.
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