$130,000.00 USD
Deep gold surfaces are contrasted with significant mirroring on the obverse. The black, watery mirroring is interrupted by very lite cloudy toning on the left side. Gold dominates all but the peripheries on the reverse. Strike is very strong, with only the shallowest hair details showing any weakness on the obverse, and the reverse showing excellent definition save for the eagle's head and the ribbon ends. Obverse scratches on the right field are present on the holder, not the coin. No other non-toning marks are present on the coin, as is expected from the near-Gem grade. This designation was assigned between January 1990 and February 1993, as its Generation 3.0 green label holder suggests. This generation introduced the two-piece interlocking holder, and while relatively common, it becomes scarcer with each passing year.
As with 20th century proof Liberty Head double eagles, examples displaying any level of Cameo contrast are few and far between. Neither PCGS nor NGC have graded any Deep Cameo examples. Cameo examples only account for one third of the surviving population, with 13 and 24 certifications at PCGS and NGC respectively, compared to 46 and 24 non-Cameo coins. While this coin does not have the Cameo designation, significant mirroring with cameo contrast still exists on the obverse. This coin's Generation 3.0 holder pre-dated PCGS's consideration of pre-1950 coins for Cameo designation, which began on June 1, 2001. Again although coin is not Caemo on the holder is because it’s an earlier generation holder and Cameo wasn’t designated at that time.
While not as rare as the 1905, the mintage of 69,596 for 1906 circulation strikes makes Mint State specimens scarce, even at the MS-60 level. This could influence demand for proofs, especially for non-Cameo coins. Therefore, this example could easily fit into any Liberty Head double eagle collection, as well as those collectors/investors who want a single example of a proof double eagle, the caviar of American numismatics. Rare
