Lot 1026
1878 Morgan Dollar. 7 tail feathers, reverse of 1878. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. Only 250 Proofs struck. Lovely blue and golden toning on both sides. Treasury documents show that only 250 Seven Tail Feather Proofs were made in 1878, making this one of the rarest Proofs in the Morgan Dollar set. The golden-brown surfaces show just a hint of rose with deep cobalt-blue toning around the peripheries. The fields also shimmer with significant reflectivity at various angles, while the devices display the exactness of strike and strong cameo frost that one should expect for a first-year Proof Morgan Dollar. An exciting coin for the specialist!Pop 8; 2 finer, 1 in 66CAM, 1 in 67CAM (PCGS # 7312) .
Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000.
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| Realized $13,513 |
