Lot 1470
1896-S. NGC graded MS-64. Mostly white obverse while the reverse is lightly toned. While sometimes in the shadow of its rarer cousins the 1892-S and 1893-S, the 1896-S is nevertheless one of the more challenging S-mint Morgan Dollars despite a sizeable mintage of 5 million coins. Bowers notes that coins at the MS64 level of preservation are "rare" with an estimated population of just 750-1,000 pieces. This is an impressive choice coin in that the surfaces are free of numerous abrasions, and those that are present are generally small in size, the most noticeable one being a light graze in the frost on Liberty’s cheek. Silvery with radiance and carefully graded. A little lightly struck in the centers, although this is not an overly distracting feature Pop 191; 26 finer, 21 in 65, 4 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 7244) .
Estimated Value $3,600 - 3,700.
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