1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, PL MS (PCGS#7095)
December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1102
- 等级
- MS63PL
- 价格
- 23,595
- 详细说明
- 1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Reverse of 1878. Top 100 Variety. MS-63 PL (NGC). OH.
Among the most visually appealing examples of this scarce variety that we have handled in recent years, this coin displays an uncommon degree of reflectivity in the fields for a variety that is seldom offered with a PL or DMPL/DPL finish. The design elements are more frosty with razor sharp striking detail. Predominantly brilliant, both sides are enhanced by mottled cobalt blue and pinkish-apricot peripheral iridescence. First publicized during the 1960s, the Reverse of 1878 is the scarcer hub variety of the otherwise plentiful 1879-S Morgan dollar. Apparently, these coins were struck from leftover reverse dies from the 1878-S silver dollar. The mintage of this hub variety was not reported separately. Q. David Bowers (2019) provides an estimate of 600,000 coins struck based on the fact that at least half a dozen die pairs were used. Even if half that number were struck, most were obviously melted since Mint State examples are scarce to rare in all grades by Morgan dollar standards. The Larry H. Miller specimen is one of the few certified Prooflike examples available to Morgan dollar enthusiasts.
Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection.
NGC Census: 40; 12 finer in this category (MS-66 PL finest).
PCGS# 7095. NGC ID: 253W.
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