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Sale 53

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction


Morgan Dollars 1878-1899
 
 
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Lot 756
  A Trio of 1894 Morgan Dollars. NGC graded all AU-58. A total of 3 coins (PCGS # 7228) .
Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,250.
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$4,830
Lot 757
  A Pair of 1894 Morgan Dollars. NGC graded both AU-53. A total of 2 coins (PCGS # 7228) .
Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,400.
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$3,240
Lot 758
  A Pair of 1894 Morgan Dollars. NGC graded both EF-45. A total of 2 coins (PCGS # 7228) .
Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,800.
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$2,530
Lot 759
1894-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-60. Frosty and mostly untoned with minor weakness in the strike but oceans of rolling luster throughout. A scarcer year within this series (PCGS # 7230) .
Estimated Value $500 - 525.
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Lot 760
1894-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58. Plenty of luster remains, nearly full coverage including most of the contour of Liberty's cheek, forehead and neck. A handsome well struck coin (PCGS # 7232) .
Estimated Value $350 - 375.
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$483
Lot 761
1895 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. A gorgeous, glittering, totally white, Gem Cameo Proof. The key date to the Morgan Dollar series. Mint records seem to imply that 12,000 business strike Morgan Dollars were delivered in 1895, yet not a single one of these has ever been spotted. Either all 12,000 were stored at the Mint to be melted in later years, or the coins delivered were dated 1894. More recently, suspicions now point to the possibility non-Proofs of this issue are nothing more than a myth.

Regardless of which theory you adhere to, the lack of business strike 1895 Morgan Dollars has landed the Proofs of this date in the proverbial Catbird Seat (a reference to James Thurber's 1942 short story). And sitting pretty the 1895 Proof does! The 1895 vaults to the top of rarity and desirability in today's hobby. It is, without question, the one people point to most as the quintessential "must have" year in this long-lived, widely collected series. The present Lot offers a fabulous Gem Proof 66 representative whose surfaces shimmer, dance, and delight with reflectiveness rarely seen. It sparkles as the viewer tilts the coin from side to side admiring its beauty. Mouthwatering silvery brilliance. The mirror field conspires with the cameo-frosted devices to mesmerize anyone who stares at it long enough. A landmark offering for the silver dollar enthusiast. 880 struck in proof. Pop 13; 11 in 67 CAM, 7 in 68 CAM. (PCGS # 7330) .
Estimated Value $60,000 - 70,000.
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Lot 762
1895-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-50. Scarce date that has some residual luster around the legends and within the devices. Traces of toning but primarily light silvery color. Mintage: 450,000 (PCGS # 7236) .
Estimated Value $900 - 950.
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$920
Lot 763
1896 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Deep Mirror Prooflike. A nice untoned coin (PCGS # 97241) .
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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$252
Lot 764
1896-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A gem example, intensely lustrous and delicately toned. It seems probable that most of the 5 million 1896-S dollars that were struck entered into circulation, as circulated examples are seen often while high grade Mint State coins are seldom encountered. Like its similarly dated O-mint counterpart, the 1896-S is an easy coin to obtain in worn grades, but a significant rarity in Mint State. This is a satiny smooth Gem that displays sparkling mint luster under the toning, luster with nice cartwheel spin to it. Well, but not fully struck, there are only the slightest abrasions present on either side. A lovely Mint State 65 example of this conditionally scarce issue.Pop 52; 3 finer, 1 in 66, 1 in 67, 1 in 69 (PCGS # 7244) .
Estimated Value $13,000 - 14,000.
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$14,950
Lot 765
1897 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 Deep Mirror Prooflike. Outstanding mirror surfaces. Wading through the sale catalog, one might almost miss this desirable deep mirror specimen. By no means is it common or readily available in such a high grade. The second that bidders recognize this, the action will commence. Pop 24; 2 finer in 66 DMPL (PCGS # 97247) .
Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500.
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$2,070
Lot 766
1897 Morgan Dollar. MS-63 Deep Mirror Prooflike. Lovely pale blue toning which has a natural sheen (PCGS # 7246) .
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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$345
Lot 767
1897-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Untoned and well struck. Compared to the dingy white bulldogs that sneak around the coin market hoping to pass as "Gem", this particular 1897-S leads the pack with its full cartwheel brilliance, its razor-sharp design. We sniff a hidden treasure here (PCGS # 7250) .
Estimated Value $375 - 400.
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$437
Lot 768
1898-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 Prooflike. Lightly toned and nearly a full DMPL. If ever a coin could be said to be of understated elegance it is this one! A full gem prooflike specimen. Pop 45; 1 finer in 67PL (PCGS # 7255) .
Estimated Value $500 - 550.
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$529
Lot 769
1898-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 Prooflike. A nice brilliant coin. Another O-mint dollar with outstanding prooflike reflection. Pop 45; 1 finer in 67PL (PCGS # 7255) .
Estimated Value $500 - 550.
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$518
Lot 770
1899 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck with lovely semi-reflective surfaces. A first-class Gem. This is a popular low-mintage year (330,846 pieces). Inspect it like we did and we're sure you'll agree it is all that its grade says, and then some (PCGS # 7258) .
Estimated Value $550 - 600.
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$719
Lot 771
1899 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Brilliant untoned surfaces with very sharp hair definition. Low-mintage year (PCGS # 7258) .
Estimated Value $200 - 220.
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$242
Lot 772
  1899-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Some light gold tone on the obverse. Only careful storage over the years could have caused this. A superlative gem (PCGS # 7260) .
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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$312
Lot 773
1899-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Well struck and brilliant, a frosty white gem (PCGS # 7260) .
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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$247



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