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.
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