PCGS Nos: 6662, 86662

Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 25,395,600
Proofs: 0

Designer: John R. Sinnock, the reverse adapted from a design by John Frederick Lewis

Diameter: ±30 millimeters

Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%

Weight: ±193 grains (±12.5 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mintmark: "D" (for Denver, CO) centered above the bell on the reverse

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Significant examples:

Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-66 Full Bell Lines.  Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 1814 sold for $3,680.00

NGC MS-66 Full Bell Lines.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8546, not illustrated, sold for $632.50

PCGS MS-66 Full Bell Lines. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 242, illustrated, sold for $4,830.00  From the Great Lakes Collection

PCGS MS-65 Full Bell Lines.  Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1911, not illustrated, sold for $149.00

PCGS MS-65 Full Bell Lines.  Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 1815 sold for $258.75

Notes:
The finest non-Full Bell Line examples graded by PCGS are 83 MS-65's.

The finest Full Bell Line example graded by PCGS is a single MS-67.

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