1864 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. Proof-66 (NGC). Lightly frosted motifs and mirrored fields are richly toned in deep, intense shades of electric blue, violet, heather, and gold. From a reported Proof mintage of 470 pieces, although surprisingly the 2018 Osburn-Cushing reference on Liberty Seated dollars reports that four die pairings were used for this small production run. The authors identify all of these as having been used for original strikings of the date. The present example is attributed as OC-P2, a die marriage with a Rarity-4+ rating. This issue as a whole is rare in the finest grades, as here, and since Gem Proofs of the date are always in demand (especially given the paucity of Mint State silver dollars of this date), those who enjoy richly toned, premium quality Liberty Seated dollars will no doubt beat a path to the present lot when it appears at auction. From our (American Numismatic Rarities) Thomas H. Sebring Collection sale, January 2004, lot 156.
