1894-O $1 MS (PCGS#7230)
November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 6364
- 等级
- MS65
- 价格
- 228,188
- 详细说明
- Outstanding Gem Mint State 1894-O Silver Dollar
1894-O Morgan Silver Dollar. MS-65 (NGC).
Here is a brilliant and frosty Gem Mint State example of 1894-O Morgan dollar. The strike is sharp apart from a touch of softness to the central high points. The surfaces are overall smooth with superior eye appeal for the issue.
The New Orleans Mint produced 1,723,000 Morgan dollars in 1894. Uncirculated coins were paid out from government storage from the early 1950s through the early to mid 1960s, but in quantities that were relatively small in relation to many other New Orleans Mint issues in this series. Rolls were still available as late as the 1970s, but today Mint State 1894-O dollars are generally offered individually or in small groups, in grades in the MS-60 to MS-63 range. Much of this has to do with strike and luster quality. Indeed, the New Orleans Mint struggled with quality control throughout the Morgan dollar series, and the 1894-O is certainly no exception. In fact, "Mint State examples of the 1894-O dollar are often wretched in appearance," Q. David Bowers writes in A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars(2019). Only a handful of Gems are known, and finding one is difficult for even the most dedicated numismatist. In the early 1990s when PCGS assembled a high grade collection of Morgan dollars from various contributors to display around the country, just three coins were included that were graded lower than MS-65. Those three were the 1894-O, represented in "just" MS-64 grade, and two popular varieties, the 1882-O/S and the 1887/6-O. The offering of this fantastic condition rarity in this sale represents an important bidding opportunity for advanced Morgan dollar collectors, and we anticipate strong competition for this highly significant Gem.
Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection.
NGC Census: 8; 0 finer at this service.
PCGS# 7230. NGC ID: 255W.
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