 1875 Choice Brilliant Proof and approaching a Gem classification. A deep blush of jade-golden peripheral iridescence frames pale russet centers. The underlying fields are fully mirrored and free of all but the most trivial of hairlines. A total of 2,790 Proofs of this issue were minted. Bearing in mind the short life of this denomination, and the small Proof mintages of the other dates that were struck as Proofs, such high quality examples of this type are always challenging to acquire.
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