1864 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. Proof-65 (PCGS). This handsome and exceptionally well preserved Liberty Seated dollar features warm, even sandy-silver patina. Also noted are iridescent champagne-apricot and powder blue undertones and lively reflectivity in the fields. Fully struck. 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. This issue as a whole is rare in the finest grades, as here, and since Gem Proofs 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.
