1913 $2.50 PR (PCGS#7962)
August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4187
- 等级
- PR65+
- 价格
- 233,224
- 详细说明
- Richly Original Sandblast Proof 1913 Quarter Eagle
PCGS/CAC Proof-65+
1913 Indian Quarter Eagle. JD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. Proof-65+ (PCGS). CAC.
Bold honey-gold color blankets the surfaces of this enchanting premium Gem, direct lighting calling forth subtle pinkish-rose highlights. The complexion remains impressively composed and untouched under a glass, exhibiting an infinitesimal array of dazzling facets sparkling across each side. Well struck and exceptionally well preserved for a coin with the delicate surfaces of a Sandblast Proof.
The Proof Indian quarter eagles of 1913 were produced using the finely grained sandblast finish similar to that seen on the Proof 1912. While richer in color and finer in texture than most other Sandblast Proofs in this series, numismatists of the era still did not like these pieces, instead continuing to prefer the Brilliant and Cameo Proof coins from the preceding Liberty Head series. Sales of the coins were poor and only 165 Proof quarter eagles were produced in 1913, down from the 197-piece mintage achieved for the Proof 1912. The present Gem numbers among the more desirable of the 100 to 120 pieces believed extant and serves as a magnificent example of both the 1913 issue and the Sandblast Proof Indian quarter eagle series as a whole.
Provenance: From the Castle Pines Collection.
PCGS Population: 1; 19 finer (Proof-67+ finest).
PCGS# 7962. NGC ID: 289M.
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