Proof Liberty Quarter Eagles 1882 $2 1/2 PR67 Cameo NGC. JD-1,

Proof Liberty Quarter Eagles
1882 $2 1/2 PR67 Cameo NGC. JD-1, R.6. The 8s in the date are each centered between denticles, the key attribute to separate 1882 proof quarter eagles from their prooflike circulation strike counterparts, which have each 8 centered above a dentil. John Dannreuther's list of significant examples tops out at PR66 Deep Cameo and PR66 Cameo, indicating this PR67 Cameo may lead the parade. A splash of deep-brown toning above the second S in STATES pedigrees this richly reflective and boldly contrasted Superb Gem Cameo proof to the Eliasberg Collection, and earlier from the Chapman brothers auction of the John G. Mills Collection. This superb patinated proof is one of about a half dozen high-grade pieces that congregate at the top of the Condition Census, each exquisite in its own way. The Dannreuther pedigree for this resplendent proof is included below, when the coin was estimated as Choice Brilliant PR65 in the Eliasberg gold collection appearance. We have located just one subsequent prior to the current listing, also shown below, where it was holdered in a first-generation PCGS "rattler" holder as PR65.
Ex: John G. Mills; John G. Mills Collection (Chapman brothers, 4/1904), lot 600 @ $4.25; John M. Clapp; John H. Clapp; Stack's as broker in 1942; Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg estate; The United States Gold Coin Collection (Bowers and Ruddy, 10/1982), lot 231 @ $6,325 to #50; Renrob (Bob Rose and Ron Iskowitz); The Buxton Collection / FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2022), lot 4675; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 2/2023), lot 3792.

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