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Obverse of 1895-S Morgan Silver Dollar    Reverse of 1895-S Morgan Silver Dollar


1895-S SILVER DOLLAR

PCGS Nos: 7238, 7239, 97239

Mintage:

Circulation strikes: 400,000
Proofs: 0

Designer: George T. Morgan

Diameter: 38.1 millimeters

Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%

Weight: 26.73 grams

Edge: Reeded

Mintmark: "S" (for San Francisco) below the center of the wreath on the reverse

Images courtesy of Heritage Numismatic Auctions

PCGS MS-64 (illustrated above)

Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-66 DMPL.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6585, "S/S", illustrated, not sold  Finest Certified DMPL  From the holdings of Andy Hansen

PCGS MS-65. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6583, plated, sold for $13,225.00 From the Gary Wolkwitz Collection

PCGS MS-64 DMPL.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6584, "S/ Horizontal S", plated, sold for $9,200.00  From the holdings of Andy Hansen

MS-64 Prooflike.  Ex - Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001 National Money Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 392, sold for $4,830.00

PCGS MS-64.  Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 2164, illustrated, sold for $5,175.00

PCGS MS-64.  Ex - Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 3721, illustrated, sold for $5,060.00

NGC MA-64.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6367, illustrated, not sold

NGC MS-64.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6582, illustrated, sold for $3,450.00

PCGS MS-64.  Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 371, illustrated, not sold

NGC MS-63.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6581, illustrated, sold for $2,990.00

MS-63.   Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 2165, illustrated, sold for $2,530.00

MS-60 plus.  Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 2166, illustrated, sold for $2,070.00

MS-60.  Ex - Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 3722, illustrated, sold for $1,076.40

Brilliant Uncirculated.  Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 553, plated, sold for $1,725.00

Brilliant Uncirculated.  Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 554, not plated, sold for $1,150.00

AU-58.  Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1141, not illustrated, sold for $862.50

PCGS AU-55.  Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 2167, illustrated, sold for $1,150.00

AU-55 Lightly Cleaned.  Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7011, not illustrated, sold for $948.75

AU-55.  Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7010, not illustrated, sold for $920.00

AU-55.  Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 543, sold for $805.00

AU-53.  Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7009, not illustrated, sold for $833.75

AU-50 Cleaned.  Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7008, not illustrated, sold for $603.75

AU-50 Cleaned.  Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7007, not illustrated, sold for $368.00

AU-50.  Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7006, not illustrated, sold for $690.00

AU-50.  Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7005, not illustrated, sold for $603.75

AU-50 Lightly Cleaned.  Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7004, not illustrated, sold for $747.50

AU-50.  Ex - Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 3723, not illustrated, sold for $632.50

AU-50, Cleaned.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 5834, not illustrated, sold for $805.00

AU-50, Cleaned. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 5835, not illustrated, sold for $833.75

NGC EF-40.  Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 544, sold for $460.00

VF-30.  Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 1017, not illustrated, sold for $288.00

VF-20.  Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 2168, not illustrated, sold for $184.00

Very Fine.  Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 757, sold for $161.00

Fine-14.  Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 2169, not illustrated, sold for $184.00

Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are a single MS-66, a single MS-65 Prooflike , and a single MS-67 Deep Mirror Prooflike.

Randy Campbell relates having seen over twenty rolls of Prooflike 1895-S Silver Dollars at the 1977 American Numismatic Association Convention in Atlanta, Georgia!

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The Professional Coin Grading Service

"The Show Of A Lifetime" by Randy Campbell, FUN-Topics, Fall 2001, p. 31.

 

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