Regency Auction 29

THE REGENCY AUCTION 29
LOT 311
$2.50 1910 PCGS PR66+ CAC
A majestic example of this very popular Proof Indian
$2.50. The quality is off the charts, and the eye appeal is
simply stunning. NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE NGC PR66+
CAC that we sold in May 2018.
Ranking among the TOP THREE graded at PCGS, this
coin has all the hallmarks of a SUPERB GEM! The
delicate satin finish is totally intact, uninterrupted by
any surface disturbance or flaw that we can see with
our powerful loupes. Every detail is fully embossed in
the surfaces, and crisply defined throughout the incuse
design. The rich, totally original orange-gold color is as
fresh and pleasing as the day it came off the dies.
The mintage of 1910 Proof quarter eagles was reported
at 682, a whopping sum for any Proof gold coin. It is
said that many of these may have been spent by their
owners as no 1910 circulation strike quarter eagles were
produced until the end of the year. Obviously the number
of coins that went into circulation, or melted as unsold
were never taken out, or there could have been a mistake
in reporting. The current combined PCGS and NGC
populations come to about 200 pieces, and the recent
Proof Gold reference by John Dannreuther suggests that
90-110 survive.
PCGS 12, NGC 31, CAC 14. This is the SOLE PR66+
graded at PCGS, and there are two at NGC. The ONLY
PR66+ to sell was the coin mentioned above, graded by
NGC in our May 2018 Regency Auction, that realized
$43,475. A PCGS/CAC PR66 (no +) sold for $45,825 in
March 2016. The most recent non-CAC PCGS PR67 sold
for $64,625 in the 2015 FUN auction. The current PCGS
value is listed at $52,500, but this coin will surpass that
amount when it crosses the block; it is SUPERB, and will
certainly attract huge attention from specialists. Good
luck finding a better one in a PCGS/CAC holder!
PCGS# 7959 | ESTIMATE: $50,000+
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