2021 July 13 - 15 Summer FUN US Coins Signature Auction - 16/07/2021 / Lot 3064
1887 G$1 PR67 Cameo PCGS. JD-2, R.5. Mint records indicate a mintage 1,043 proof gold dollars in 1887, although only a small percentage of those pieces went to numismatic channels. Between both varieties, John Dannreuther estimates a survivorship of only 155 to 250 pieces. This piece represents JD-2, the die pair that was later used to strike circulation coinage. In United States Proof Coins, Vol. IV: Gold, Dannreuther distinguishes proofs from circulation strikes by assessing the level of die polishing on the obverse. This piece does not show any polishing within the LIBERTY band, which confirms it as the earliest die state of the variety, and is thus indeed a proof striking. Detail is razor-sharp, and the stark field-device contrast is stunning for the Cameo category. Rich orange-gold surfaces show no distracting marks. Population: 4 in 67 Cameo, 0 finer (6/21).
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