Lot 113
  • 113

Silver Dollar, 1895-S, PCGS MS 65 CAC

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • silver
A superb strike with splendid detail. The surfaces are hard, with some proof-like flashes, but with allover softly gleaming lustre beneath even pink-champagne tone. To the naked eye, the coin is essentially free of marks, with a faint line and tick below the US of PLURIBUS, which may be used as identifiers. Under five, and even ten power, it is virtually impossible to find any flaws. The reverse die is slightly rotated to 6:30. At the time of the 1990-1991 PCGS tour, this coin, from the collection of Dr. George Bodway, clearly stood out as the exemplar for the date. A virtually unimprovable coin.

Provenance

Dean Tavenner; Dr. George Bodway (1 April 1987); Jack Lee (1994); Ralph Stone Collection (circa 1995); thence by descent.

Catalogue Note

THE PCGS TOUR OF THE “WORLD’S FINEST MORGAN DOLLARS” EXHIBITION EXAMPLE.

Certificate number: 2250309 (Generation 3.1 holder). PCGS, in this designation, cites thirty eight MS 65 examples; four 65+; two 66 and a single 66+. CAC has certified eight at this grade and designation with two finer (MS 66). (02-18)