Lot 409
1862. PCGS graded Proof 64. Lovely blue and purple toning on the obverse. Only 550 minted of this scarce No Motto date. Well mirrored and fully deserving its Proof 64 number, the coin is seen as having a near-perfect strike. It is easy to see why this piece was delivered a hard blow by the dies, or as some researchers believe, the dies were may have been new and carefully set in the equipment. This imparted the requisite force (Proofs are struck twice by the dies, and were made on the Mint’s hand-operated screw press in the 1860s. The press caused the dies to leave behind their sharpness on the struck planchet. Pop 42; 21 finer, 15 in 65, 6 in 66 (PCGS # 5558) .
Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200.
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