Prooflike US Type Set
25C SEATED LIBERTY, WITH MOTTO (1866-1891)


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: QUARTER DOLLARS - SEATED LIBERTY
Item Description: 25C 1876
Grade: NGC MS 64 DPL
Owner: physics-fan3.14
 
Winning Set: Prooflike US Type Set
Date Added: 10/3/2012
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Total Graded: 12260
Total Deep Prooflike: 1
Percentage: 0.0082%

Seated Liberty quarters are the hardest prooflikes to find of all the Seated denominations, for reasons I do not know. Of the 50 or so graded for the series, the 1870’s and 1880’s present your best chance of finding one, similar to other denominations. What you will not find, however, is a DPL Seated Quarter. Why? Because I have the only one graded. There is one for the entire series, and I am the lucky owner.

I got this coin from JJ Teaparty in 2012, after someone posted it on the NGC Discussion Forum. I spend a lot of time there, and have made quite a few friends – if you want to talk and learn about coins, it is a great place. Anyways, I saw someone post a link to it on JJ Teaparty’s website, and immediately bought it. No hesitation, no haggling. I was willing to pay whatever it took to acquire this unique specimen. And I wasn’t disappointed. Astonishingly deep mirrors are impeded by slight hazing, but the cameo contrast is strong and deep. Slight marks are scattered across the coin, consistent with a strong 64 grade. Minor patches of die polish and slight striking weakness prove this is a business strike coin – because otherwise you would believe it’s a proof. This is truly a special coin.

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