1909 $2.50 PR(PCGS#7958)

December 2025 Showcase Auction - The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Part I

競売業者

Stack's Bowers

ロット番号

22181

グレード

PR63

価格

13,200

ロット詳細

Delightful deep gold surfaces exhibit the soft satin finish for which this issue is known. Both sides are fully struck with razor sharp definition throughout the design. They also offer a pleasingly smooth appearance for a survivor from this 139-piece mintage.<p>The 1909 is the second issue in the Proof Indian quarter eagle series, and it introduces the Satin Finish style for this type. Its predecessor, the 1908, was produced with a coarse grain Sand Blast Finish that proved unpopular with contemporary collectors who were used to the Brilliant and Cameo Proofs of the Liberty Head era. Perhaps because they were already disenchanted with the Proof 1908, many contemporary numismatists failed to order the Proof 1909. Much of the mintage failed to sell, and the coins left on hand eventually were destroyed through melting in the Mint. Today the 1909 is one of the rarest Proof Indian quarter eagles with fewer than 100 coins extant in all grades (John W. Dannreuther, 2018, offers an estimate of 50 to 60 survivors). Clearly this is a fleeting offering worthy of serious consideration.