1863 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. Proof-64 (PCGS). CAC.A gorgeous specimen whose surfaces exude originality. There is a dusting of light sandy-silver iridescence to both sides, the obverse with splashes of olive-russet toward the border, the reverse with warmer peripheral highlights of steel-blue and reddish-russet. Fully struck, as befits the method of manufacture, with exceptional surface preservation that borders on Gem quality.<p>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 premium Choice and Gem Proofs are always in demand (especially given the paucity of Mint State silver dollars of this date), those who enjoy attractively original Liberty Seated dollars will no doubt beat a path to the present lot when it appears at auction.PCGS# 7006. NGC ID: 252H.CAC Population: 11; 8.From the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911.