1870 P Liberty Seated Dollar

Yowza! That is a stunner!

I can't see anything that would hold it to PR-65. The only 1870 proof that I handled was a PR-65, and it was a blotchy negative eye appeal mess.

I think the coin you posted is PR-66, all day. The question is whether is would make CAM. That's tough to judge from the pics, but the reverse at UNITED seems to come up just short of CAM.

There isn't exactly a large pool of proofs for price comparison. IMHO, it's somewhere in the $15,000-$17,500 range, on the high end depending on if it makes CAM.

Absolutely beautiful coin.

EDIT: My wife reminded me that the one I handled was so bad that I called it a "dog" and she one-upped me and called it a Dalmation.

Pictures show a beautiful coin for sure. Came with 4 photos. Those two then the two in the holder. All guesses are correct, even CF at 67, however with 4 photos the holder photos look only similar to the ones in the first post.
The manipulation of ebay sellers, the first two holders had no clips on the sides of the photos. When I scrolled through I noticed that, then the faded difference in coins. However, most of that could be the holder fading it out. I just couldn't help but realize the difference in color as well.

There's no "manipulation" - the first two photos are TrueView, taken outside the slab. You can see those exact images on PCGS. It is also the auction record coin, having sold for $44k in 2014 on Heritage, which you can also link to from PCGS.

Definitely the same coin.

PCGS trueview pics typically show over saturated colors. They aren't showing anything that's not there, just exaggerated even in ideal lighting. That said, the sellers other pics may not be accurate. No way of knowing unless you see it in hand. I never buy based on Trueview pics alone. If someone chooses to do so, be prepared to be disappointed, depending on expectations.

As for realized auction prices, this has nothing to do with the grading company, just potential buyers. This was sold by Heritage, not PCGS. The toned market is hot, and toned collectors pay some, IMO, ridiculous prices (I'm not a toned collector).

One more factor to ALWAYS keep in mind, toning can change. If this was slabbed 7+ years ago, it could have looked less dark (like the TV pics) and darkened over time depending on how it was stored, looking closer to what it does now in the sellers pics. (Not saying this is the case with this one, just using it as an example of what can happen).

Bottom line, I would never buy something like this without seeing it in hand.

Yikes. I absolutely cannot see that price. I agree with @Ty2020b, bidder frenzy over toning.

I'll also never understand the toning frenzy, because toning is an ongoing process. What exists today won't exist in the same way 20-30 years down the road.