1842 SILVER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6928, 6983
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 184,618
Proofs: estimated 15
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: 38.1 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 26.73 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant
examples:
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-64. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6177, illustrated, sold for $5,405.00
MS-63. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 1960, illustrated, sold for $3,795.00
ANACS AU-58. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6308, not plated,
sold for $632.50
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 1433, sold for $603.75
AU-50, retoned. Ex - Superior
Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot
3517, not illustrated, sold for $586.50
About Uncirculated. Ex
- Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1220,
not plated, sold for $212.75
PCGS EF-40. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6176,
not illustrated, sold for $230.00
Extremely Fine/About
Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1221, not plated, sold for $155.25
Extremely Fine or nearly
so. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19,
2000, Lot 1222, not plated, sold for $184.00
Very Fine. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September
12-13, 2000, Lot 582, sold for $172.50
Very Fine. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September
12-13, 2000, Lot 583, sold for $115.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 12 MS-64's.
The finest Proof example
graded by PCGS is a single PR-64.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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