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Images courtesy of Heritage
Numismatic Auctions
ex - The January 2000 "FUN" Sale, Lot 7031,
PCGS MS-64 Deep Mirror Prooflike
Recent appearances:
ANACS MS-65. Ex -
Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000,
Lot 3592, illustrated, sold for $977.50
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6234,
illustrated, not sold
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities
Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 289, illustrated, not sold
NGC MS-65. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 57, not
illustrated, sold for $552.00
NGC MS-65. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 59, illustrated,
not sold
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake
Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1035, illustrated, sold for
$2,415.00
Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September
Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 647, sold for $322.00
ANACS MS-64. Ex -
Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000,
Lot 3593, not illustrated, sold for $258.75
NGC MS-64. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8194, not illustrated,
sold for $517.50
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 2008, illustrated, sold for $391.00
SEGS MS-63 Deep Mirror Prooflike. Ex - Superior Galleries' "The
ANA 2001 National Money Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 362,
unsold
NGC MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6363, not
illustrated, sold for $103.50
MS-63. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 2009, not illustrated, sold for $75.00
MS-62. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 2010, not illustrated, sold for $34.00
Notes:
The 1879-O Morgan Silver Dollar is readily obtainable except in Gem
condition. The most common Uncirculated grade is MS-63, followed by
MS-62, due
primarily to the poor striking quality that seems to be typical of this
date. Gem examples can present a real challenge to the collector and
are difficult to obtain. The finest examples
certified by PCGS are 9 MS-66's, a single MS-65 Prooflike, and 2 MS-65 Deep
Mirror Prooflikes.
Nicely struck examples
which display 85% or better detailing of the hair above Liberty's ear and
of the feathers on the eagle's breast should be worth a premium.
Breen wrote that 12 Proofs
were struck on February 20, 1879 "on reopening of the New Orleans
branch as a coining facility" (the Mint had been closed since 1861,
when the Confederacy took it over). PCGS has certified 5 "Branch
Mint" Proofs of this date - 3 PRBM-64s and 2 PRBM-65s.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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