1860 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. OC-P1. Rarity-2. Proof-64+ Cameo (PCGS). A faint golden sheen accents the dove-grey devices of this near-Gem Proof, complementing the deeper violet and navy patina in the fields. Fully struck and offering strong Cameo contrast with the watery reflectivity in the fields. The 1860 is one of the more frequently encountered Proof No Motto Seated dollars, although survivors are much rarer than the stated mintage of 1,330 pieces might imply. It is most likely that only a few hundred examples were actually released to contemporary collectors with the balance of the mintage ultimately destroyed at the Mint. Specialists Osburn and Cushing suspect that just 525 specimens remain, all from the OC-P1 die pair. Examples with a cameo finish are seldom encountered, and just 12 rank finer at PCGS in this category.
