Rare
1898 Liberty $2.50 NGC PR67 ULTRA CAMEO
- $38,500. Click on Coin Image to
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GEM
DEEP CAMEO. This unsung rarity among proof Liberty quarter
eagles is rare in all grades. This specimen is grade
PR67 UCAM. The strike, as expected for a proof coin,
is full and sharp on both sides. The satiny devices
contrast heavily to produce a Deep watery black and
white cameo effect, which, combined with the lovely
color, gives this coin its tremendous eye appeal and
is quite beautiful to the numismatist/collector. This
is a blue chip asset for the investor that is truly
an astounding proof gold coin.
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Coinage designs of this
time were fairly stagnant and stereotyped. In recognition
of these problems, in 1891 the Treasury sponsored a
public competition to improve them. Unfortunately Charles
Barber, the Engraver, tossed out every entry because
he could not face any competition. When he was forced
to redesign the coins himself, he simply reversed Morgan’s
Liberty head. His other contributions were minor modifications
here and there.
Christian Gobrecht’s
quarter eagle was produced without substantial modification
from 1840 to 1907, the longest span in any United States
coinage series. It uses the Coronet design which shows
Liberty facing left, her hair tied tightly in beads,
except for two curls one down the back of her neck and
the other on the side below her ear, with LIBERTY inscribed
on the coronet. She is surrounded by thirteen stars,
and the date is below the truncation. The reverse shows
the heraldic eagle facing left holding arrows and olive
branch it its talons. The inscription UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA arcs around it, interrupted by the wing tips,
and the denomination 2 ½ D. is below. The denomination
is separated from the legend with dots. The weight remained
the same, but the diameter was reduced from the previous
issue to 18 millimeters.
