Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 39

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Morgan Dollars 1885-groups

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1801		1890-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Full silvery white color covers the fields and devices of this handsome coin (PCGS # 7198) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1802		1890-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64 Deep Prooflike. A touch of delicate violet toning rests about the borders on both sides. Fresh silver color bursts from original toned surfaces unmarred by spotting or discoloration. Following up on this is a strong strike as well, making this a desirable CC-mint date for the collector. Broadly struck main devices are unusual, with a full detail at the centers. Pop 116; 8 finer; 1 in 64 Star; 7 in 65. Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,588
Lot 1803		1890-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice golden toning on both sides. This is a sparkling silver specimen radiating mint bloom from beneath the original toning; powerfully struck and impeccably preserved for a Mint State 64. Unlike many of the later CC-mint dollars which are not quite fully struck, this marvel of precision minting shows all regions crisply detailed including the centers (PCGS # 7198) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1804		1890-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-64. Well struck and white. A very choice example, the snow white surfaces are glistening with full, frosty textured luster. A touch of weakness is seen at hair over the ear, but elsewhere stronger metal flows into the deeper recesses of the die, a valued characteristic of this CC-mint issue. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 1805		1890-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Nice blue and golden toning on both sides. Well struck. Powerfully burning luster explodes like a fire storm from beneath the field of many colors on the satiny, largely untouched surfaces of this high-end gem. Our heart goes out to the sufferers who, once the bidding ends, are left behind when this beautiful gem sells to the successful new owner. Pop 43; 1 finer in 67. (PCGS # 7202) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,650. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 1806		1891 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. A splendid untoned gem with full cameo effect. Only 650 proofs were struck. Pop 10; 12 finer; 11 in 67; 1 in 68. (PCGS # 7326) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1807		1891 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A nice white coin. Very scarce in this exciting Gem grade. A satiny P-mint coin with strong fundamental luster, full and swirling. Nicely struck, and more than a little so -- in fact, close enough to full where strong emphasis is merited. Indeed, the strike of the present 1891 easily rivals that of a high grade specimen. Pop 82; 3 finer; 2 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 7204) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1808		1891-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63 Prooflike. Nice reflective surfaces. A highly lustrous Carson City dollar that has well preserved surfaces. It is easy to see this piece was delivered a full, sharp blow by the dies which imparted their two-tone effect (frosty devices versus prooflike mirrors). The cameo contrast has almost deep-mirror qualities to it (PCGS # 7207) . Estimated Value $650 - 750. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 1809		1891-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A better than average strike with the breast feathers nearly full. The cheek is remarkably clean of marks. All attractively toned in shades of violet and Iridescent blue. As Morgan specialists know all too well, the 1891-O is one of the most difficult dates in the series to obtain in Gem condition. Few coins can be located with a decent strike and minimal abrasions seem to be the norm, making MS65 a grade of the utmost rarity. This piece lacks full high point detail, but does show some design over the ear and moderately well brought up feathers on the eagle's breast. There are only a few abrasions, most of which are on tiny enough they are easily missed, with the reverse being remarkably clean. Struck from unclashed dies. Pop 70; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 7208) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1810		1891-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64 Deep Prooflike. A flashy "Dimple" example with some natural toning resting about the borders on both sides. Highly lustrous such as this impressive 1891-S which offer the shimmering detail S-mint coinage is so well known for, are part and parcel of the rejuvenation of silver dollar collecting the last 25 years. Pop 37; 4 finer in 65. Estimated Value $600 - 700. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 1811		1893 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely shades of gold and rainbow toning. Frosty rolling-fresh finish underlies the toning, choice as when first acquired by some earlier owner. Difficult to find since many 1893 Morgan dollars have been dipped and are white or (sometimes) lackluster gray-white in color. A nice looking coin (PCGS # 7220) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 1812		1893 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-50. Low mintage date: 378,000. Still some luster around the main devices (PCGS # 7220) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 1813		1893-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65 Deep Mirror Prooflike. Housed in NGC holder 1996718-002. Fantastic brilliant white. Deep mirror proof-like gem! The challenging 1893-CC has a low mintage of only 677,000 pieces, and it is an issue that is scarce in all grades, circulated or Uncirculated. Rolls of mostly substandard examples of this issue were occasionally obtained by dealers until the 1970s, but very few quantity offerings have been available in recent years. These tended to cluster around MS60 to MS63 grades. Bowers, in his mammoth, two-volume encyclopedia of silver dollars, relates that a bag of 1,000 pieces was released into circulation in Great Falls, Montana. This was at a time when these coins were worth $9 in Very Fine and $65 in Uncirculated. Over the years, we been fortunate to offer a few bright frosty '93-CC dollars in MS64 to MS65 quality. However, most have a flat-as-a-pancake strike on the hair and eagle's chest feathers, or in some other fashion come up short of fully struck. Prooflikes are almost unheard-of. There seems to be little middle ground on this issue. This particular piece is carefully struck and just as carefully preserved by the former owners. Its surfaces are brilliant. They glitter with highly lustrous mirrors which we unhesitatingly call "flashy," without the least embarrassment to use an often overused adjective. Yes, semi-reflective fields can be found now and then on a baggy 1893-CC. But to find a gem MS65 with deep full mirrors like this calls for the beating of tom-toms and honking of horns! There are very few abrasions on either side with the most notable ones being a couple of light scuffs in the frost of the cheek. Also, there is a small toning spot near the cap below S of PLURIBUS in the obverse, hardly worth mentioning given the overall grand display of luster, brilliant snow white color, and surface preservation. A landmark offering for the specialist in Morgan dollars! Pop 1: none finer. In fact NGC has certified only 7 in DPL with the second highest graded only MS-63 DPL (PCGS # 97223) . End of a Legend. From October of 1889 through December of 1892, the Carson City Mint's monthly silver dollar production averaged 144,000 pieces, sometimes higher, according to Rusty Goe's The Mint on Carson Street. During the first five months of 1893, the mint was on a monthly pace of 135,400 silver dollars, which incidentally would have resulted in the same output as in 1891. But then everything came to an abrupt halt on June 1, 1893, when coinage operations ceased. Newly elected president Grover Cleveland, facing a divided Congress, determined that the Sherman Silver Purchase Act had failed, and needed to be repealed. Silver dollar production was suspended across the nation, pending the passage of the repeal act in November of 1893. Treasury Secretary John G. Carlisle and Mint Director Robert E. Preston seized the opportunity, explains Goe, to deactivate Carson City's coinage operations, reducing it to an Assay Office. Estimated Value $70,000 - 80,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $83,375
Lot 1814		1893-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Blast white and frosty. One would be hard pressed to locate a more frosty 1893-CC even if one were search diligently for months. The richly frosted, rotating white surfaces, like summer lightning, provide a surge of unimpeded mint luster. Only a few bagmarks on the cheek limit the grade to MS63 (PCGS # 7222) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1815		1893-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Mostly white with luster evident. Scarce date in higher grades of Mint State. Produced in much smaller numbers than any other O-mint Morgan Dollar, the 1893-O is a classic condition rarity whose availability in the finer Mint State grades is further make worse by chronic softness of strike. Those '93-O Dollars that remained in government vaults after both the year of distribution and the mass meltings of the Pittman Act were largely paid out by 1955, after which the high grade rarity of this date started to gain widespread acceptance among dealers and collectors. A gleaming fresh Mint State 64 example, the present offering is brilliant with silver-white centers and a little light, semi-reflective field color. The striking detail is much better than average for the date with some minor fusing only in two hair curls above the ear, while the luster quality is close to gem level with a pleasingly satin-like sheen. A minor graze in the luster before the portrait; there are no other bagmarks that are worthy of individual concern. Pop 80; 9 in 65. (PCGS # 7224) . Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,100
Lot 1816		1893-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Mostly untoned with some light blue and golden toning near the edges. As the scarcest of all O-mint Morgans, the '93-O is avidly sought by date collectors. Scarce in Uncirculated grades with far too few to supply the ever-burgeoning demand, this piece has original satiny mint luster, is lightly toned at the rim where most of the color concentrated. The reverse color, being the most developed, suggests deep russet brown and steel blue sheen (also at the margin). Scattered light bagmarks on both sides (PCGS # 7224) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1817		1893-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded EF-45. Lightly toned. Both sides are a pleasing, natural gray with ample evidence of underlying choiceness and few appreciable surface marks. One of several EF or better examples of this popular key Morgan dollar (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1818		1893-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded EF-45. Popular key date with some light abrasions on the face and in the fields (although the rims are fully featured without blemishes). A scarce year and mint (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1819		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded EF-45. Mintage: 100,000 pieces. An attractive pale gray to golden toned example with traces of luster and almost ostentatious eye appeal for this key Morgan silver dollar. Don't mind the few light circulation marks, they are typical and, fortunately, light. What is most impressive is the sharp detail in all areas, plus full, unmarred rims. The carefree color is, as stated, natural "antique silver" but without the usual dark or rough areas affecting the surface; in total, wholly attractive qualities. A coin for just about any silver dollar collector! (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1820		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded EF-45. A nice clean example for the grade. With so few pieces produced at San Francisco in 1893, this untoned, silver-gray example retains considerable mint luster on both sides. There is light friction overall, and the scattered abrasions usually found are virtually absent on this hand-picked beauty! The majority of 1893-S Dollars are believed to have been put into circulation at the time of issue. Original rolls or bags are unheard of. As such, this is the rarest Morgan Dollar in high grades, and the opportunity to acquire a nice Extremely Fine representative should not be overlooked by collectors (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1821		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded EF-45. Lightly toned. A smooth light gray example with highly concentrated detail on the devices and almost ostentatious eye appeal for the modest grade. Don't mind the hint of wear over the ear of Liberty as typically seen for this grade, since this has been taken into consideration by the grading service (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,650
Lot 1822		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded EF-45. Lightly toned. A carefully preserved beauty. Smooth, rolling light to medium gray color with clean surfaces and no deep marks or discoloration. Bidders are fond of coins in this condition, but rarely see any offered for sale, so expect a scurry of activity on this and the other very choice circulated 1893-S dollars consigned to the sale (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1823		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded EF-45. A pleasing bright example with lots of detail for the grade. A tiny nick on the cheek. An impressive EF45 with residual luster and lively original toning highlights, light on the high points, more developed in the open areas around the devices. Representative strike for the date, full and clear at the head and eagle areas, and decidedly choice where objective quality is the chief concern (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1824		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded EF-45. Nicely toned. Popular key date. A lightly toned example of this desirable key date. Not only is the mintage of 100,000 pieces the lowest in the series, but it is unchallenged in its rarity in About Uncirculated and higher grades. There is a nice, clean cheek on Liberty; all design elements on this side of the coin are in bold relief. There are virtually no marks or hairlines on the reverse, either, which is just as pleasing. The borders and legends show full, high detail without blemishes (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,650
Lot 1825		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. A splendid creamy white gem Proof. This spellbinding 1890s Proof sings its own praises from aesthetic allure that accomplishes what it set out to do: its superior technical quality amazes and delights the eye of the connoisseur of cameo Proofs. Both sides exhibit full black-on-white brilliance from the mirrors and satin devices. Every last hair strand and breast feather shows powerfully above the watery smooth fields of this superb Morgan dollar. With not even the most trivial hairline and/or contact mark besmirching its rich beauty, the surfaces are suggestive of an even higher grade. Pop 23; 7 finer; 1 in 67 Star; 2 in 68; 2 in 68 Star; 2 in 69 Star. (PCGS # 7329) . U.S. Proof coins were prized by the first American collectors and interest in them was intense throughout the 19th century, particularly in the latter half. The purchasing power of money was higher than at the present, and incomes lower on a relative basis. After Proofs were offered to the general public in 1858, well-to-do collectors sought Proofs of the silver coins, and a few collectors of outstanding wealth attempted the complete date sets of Morgan silver dollars in Proof. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,500
Lot 1826		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Mostly untoned. Popular low mintage date. As is the case with several choice 1894-P silver dollars from this active consignor, the present representative is well struck throughout with no areas which lack detail. The surfaces, while lightly bagmarked, are free of sizeable distractions with a well frosted, gleaming white texture. No toning or patina is seen, nor are there any carbon spots on either sides of this key P-mint silver dollar rarity. Pop 291. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $4,400 - 4,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1827		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. A hint of light toning. Well struck. With the exception of the enigmatic 1895, the 1894 has the lowest business strike mintage among P-mint Morgan dollars. This issue's original mintage of 110,000 coins is the second lowest in the entire series after that of the key 1893-S. The present representative is well struck throughout with no areas of excessive lack of detail. The surfaces, while lightly abraded, are free of sizeable bagmarks with a well frosted texture. A little light, golden-brown patina is seen around the devices on both sides of this key coin (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $4,400 - 4,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1828		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Light hint of golden toning. Scarce Date. A coin displaying brilliant and satiny luster despite a few small abrasions on the cheek of Liberty. The fields shimmer with white-silver color, untoned, bright, original. The designs retain sharp detail from a strong strike. This is a good opportunity to acquire an attractive example of this important date from a wide selection of circulated and Mint State grades, almost all of them hand-picked by the consignor for choiceness and visual qualities. Pop 315. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1829		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. Popular semi key date. Nice original toning. One tiny mark by the eye; a few others on the cheek near lips, all of which are inconsequential. A still satiny specimen with residual luster well across the fields on both sides suggesting it was barely in circulation before being retrieved. The luster that graces the frosty pale golden surfaces is so choice we've appended our "Premium Quality" label to allude to the fact. Sharply made for the date, indeed, about as fine as this business strike 1894 issue is ever found. George T. Morgan would have loved this one! (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 1830		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58. Untoned and very close to mint state. Untoned with excellent sharpness for a '94 Philadelphia Mint and none of the scuffy field marks associated with this date. So close to Uncirculated that it has almost certainly been sold as such in the past. The luster is more than 90% complete. Pop 283. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1831		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-53. Lightly toned. Lustrous frosty golden gray surfaces with only minor circulation friction on the highlights. Nearly full strike at the eagle's breast, and clear head details on the obverse. A truly representative specimen of a fashionable Philadelphia branch mint rarity from the Morgan dollar series. 1894's very low mintage insures its continued favor in the eyes of silver dollar collectors (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1832		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded EF-45. Mostly untoned. Glimpses of bright luster outline the borders and main devices. The rims have no offending nicks or abrasions; better still, the portrait and fields are generally unmarked, much choicer than average for a silver dollar in choice Extremely Fine condition. Other than the 1893-S and 1895 issues, the 1894 has the lowest mintage in the series. Pop 239. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,013
Lot 1833		1895 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64. Old Holder. Nice cameo effect. A splendid specimen combining light golden amber, blue and pruple iridescence in the outer circle of stars and legends outlining a center of brightness. Of all Morgan silver dollar dates and major varieties, the 1895 has far and away the lowest mintage. Just 880 Proofs were struck, plus, it seems, no circulation strikes at all. For quite a few years a mintage figure of 12,000 had appeared in print, but Henry T. Hettger and the present writer Q. David Bowers writing in his massive silver dollar encyclopedia effectively eliminated that concept a few years back, based upon Hettger's research in the National Archives. Indeed, although the information was lost to a later generation of numismatists, we were able to find scattered references soon after the 1895 was minted that only Proofs were struck (PCGS # 7330) . Estimated Value $35,000 - 40,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $47,725
Lot 1834		1895 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. Mostly untoned with a hint of light tone on the reverse. Pinpoint striking with slightly toned, light milky gray to golden-brown color. The frosty devices draw a distinction to themselves against the mirrored fields. There are no significant defects apparent, but there some hairlines on the obverse and reverse. This issue has a Proof mintage of only 880 pieces. When note is made of the fact only the Proofs are known and, in all likelihood, some percentage of these have been lost over the years, the legions of silver dollar buyers are contending for a very small number of coins. The appearance of this legendary issue never fails to excite those prepared to bid in the auction room. Pop 15; 30 finer. (PCGS # 87330) . Estimated Value $35,000 - 39,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1835		1895 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 63 Cameo. A nice white cameo coin. Key date Morgan Dollar. This thoroughly original example displays uniform reflectivity as the coin is rotated under the light. The overpowering influence of the sleek mirrors is further improved by a strike that is typically sharp for the issue, with razor-sharp hair curls over Liberty's ear that are fully distinct. Silver-bright radiance gets emitted from the surface, features that explain why any grade-limiting hairlines are slightly highlighted. It seems the Philadelphia Mint supposedly delivered 12,000 business strike Silver Dollars in 1895, although no coins have ever been positively identified and some question where there ever were 12,000 business strikes. Either all were melted, or the entry in the archival record represents leftover 1894-dated coins that were not forwarded to the Treasury until June 1895. Regardless, we can say for certain that Morgan dollar specialists will have a field day anticipating the bidding on this Proof, such is the excitement that a Select quality survivor garners when collectors want a representative of the key 1895 Proof delivery. Only 880 Proofs struck. Pop 8; 66 finer in cameo. (PCGS # 7330) . Estimated Value $35,000 - 39,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1836		1895 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63. A brilliant untoned Proof, close to cameo contrast. Some trivial faint hairlines, none too severe. Among the choicer specimens that we have been chosen to offer in recent years, this lovely Proof 63 displays delicate champagne rim accents around otherwise untoned features. The glossy smooth fields and boldly made devices are equally free of grade-limiting blemishes; only some faint hairlines are evident. Contrast is noted on both sides, from the way the devices were left frosted by the dies, although it was probably too modest to warrant a cameo designation by the grading service. Even in this condition, we anticipate strong bidder demand for this judiciously preserved and appealing Proof 1895 (PCGS # 7330) . Estimated Value $35,000 - 39,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1837		1895 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 63. A beauty! Although not designated on the holder, this coin has excellent cameo contrast with the resultant expected eye-appeal. A few minute milling marks are noted on Liberty's jaw from possible contact with the edge of another coin, still applicable for the mid-range grade assigned by NGC. Attractive light uniform smoky-grey toning. Only 880 proofs struck (PCGS # 7330) . Estimated Value $34,000 - 38,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1838		1895 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63. A Choice Proof example with uniform medium toning on both sides. A trivial amount of faint hairlines. Inspection reveals a superlative Proof in all respects, one positioned nicely within its choice grade specification. The luster is never-ending as the mirrored surface swirls serenely over both sides; the lightly toned highlights vie with each other for dominance, while the devices are essentially as sharp as you will ever find for the key 1895 date. Regarding this date, the clearest details are found throughout the peripheral areas but also encompassing the key centers which are crystal clear as noted in Liberty's hair waves, the back of the cap, and in all the elements of the wreath of cereals "crown" she wears. Once its rarity was understood by collectors, only after the close of the second World War, the Proof 1895 has come to be regarded as the "King of the Morgan Dollars." (PCGS # 7330) . Estimated Value $34,000 - 38,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1839		1895 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 62. Light silvery toning. Some faint hairlines present but none too serious. Although Mint records indicate that 12,000 business strike Morgan dollars were received by the Treasury Department in 1895, not a single one has surfaced in all these year. Either all melted in later years, or the coins delivered were dated 1894. Due to the lack of business strike 1895 Morgan dollars, collectors turn to the 880 Proofs that were made to fill the vacancy in their sets. No one can honestly deny, the Proof 1895 is the key to this long-lived and fine series. The present lot offers a choice Proof 62 quality piece symbolic of a coin whose surfaces shimmer with reflectivity as the coin is held at different angles in the light. No toning at all. Boldly struck with no outwardly evident marks (PCGS # 7330) . Estimated Value $30,000 - 33,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1840		1895-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-50. Popular key date. Untoned, a lustrous, well struck example of New Orleans mint coinage (PCGS # 7236) . Estimated Value $1,050 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1841		1895-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. An specially attractive example of this scarce San Francisco date which, like most Uncirculated '95-S Dollars, almost certainly originated from the LaVere Redfield hoard of the 1970s. This silver dollar is untoned, with slightly prooflike reflection, while over the central details a pleasing frosted look augments the silvery sheen. None of the usual bagmarks on Liberty's forehead, cheek or throat, so there is no concern as to bagmarks, while the reverse is nearly of '64 quality. This issue is scarce in all Mint State grades due to the original mintage (400,000 pieces); it becomes even more easier said than done to locate in better grades than 63, which is why we expect to see strong bidding action (PCGS # 7236) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1842		1896 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides. The frosted white texture of the devices is especially revealing on this handsome multifaceted Proof. Something perhaps worth pausing to study, also, is the fact that all devices were struck with the usual and desirable Proof consistency this year's mintage is noted for. In other words, sharply by the dies, which then left behind bold elements of detail throughout. Full gem quality without compromises. 762 Proofs struck. Pop 30; 48 finer. (PCGS # 7331) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,830
Lot 1843		1896 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. A nice white coin with semi reflective fields. The surfaces are a vibrant silvery color, with superb rather than muted mirrors. Among the finest graded at PCGS. Pop 22; none finer. (PCGS # 7240) . Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,800. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,910
Lot 1844		1896-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. Nice frosty coin (PCGS # 7242) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1845		1896-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. A nice white coin. A satiny San Francisco mint example of the choicest order for the MS63 level. Broadly sweeping cartwheel luster forms an aura of iridescence on the surface. At this level and price-point, the scarce '96-S is certain to attract much bidding interest (PCGS # 7244) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1846		1899-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Deep Mirror Prooflike. Old green holder. Brilliant silvery white with strong mirror luster in the fields, plus all the charm and appeal expected of the grade due to the nice frosted contrast on Liberty and the eagle. Both the peripheries and the central reverse are detailed and close to 100% crisp for their sharpness of strike, which is a forceful reminder in a coin from this New Orleans Mint that it is quality that matters (PCGS # 97261) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 1847		1899-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Prooflike. Looks like a DMPL coin. Nice and untoned with silvery radiance. Pop 71; 47 finer; 35 in 65; 12 in 66. (PCGS # 7261) . Estimated Value $100 - 125. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $178
Lot 1848		1899-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. A nice frosty white example. Mint luster like brilliant frosted glass gives this coin much of its life and pizzazz. Struck with almost scientific precision on the key high points of Liberty's hair, the eagle's breast as well as its wings (PCGS # 7260) . Estimated Value $100 - 120. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $178
Lot 1849		1899-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. White example. A frosty Gem with brilliant, untoned surfaces and a powerful strike (PCGS # 7260) . Estimated Value $100 - 120. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $98
Lot 1850		1899-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A nice white coin. Blazing mint brilliance with intense luster, sharp details, and delightful eye quality. This is an otherwise strongly struck example, whose razor-like detail resides in all the important high points, with no exceptions. Definitely not standard for the issue. A fully original gem! Pop 85; 8 in 67. (PCGS # 7262) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold

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