1896-O SILVER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 7242, 7243, 97243
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 4,900,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: George T. Morgan
Diameter: 38.1 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 26.73 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "O" (for New Orleans) beneath the bow on the reverse
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Images courtesy of Heritage
Numismatic Auctions
Recent appearances:
SEGS MS-64. Ex -
Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001 National Money Show
Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 344, unsold
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6591,
illustrated, sold for $34,500.00 From the Gary Wolkwitz Collection
PCGS MS-63. Ex -
Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3,
2000, Lot 3724, illustrated, sold for $5,980.00
NGC MS-63. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8432,
illustrated, sold for $4,025.00
SEGS MS-63. Ex - Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001
National Money Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 345, sold
for $1,150.00
SEGS MS-63. Ex - Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001
National Money Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 346, unsold
SEGS MS-63. Ex - Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001
National Money Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 347, unsold
SEGS MS-63. Ex - Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001
National Money Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 348, unsold
SEGS MS-63. Ex - Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001
National Money Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 349, unsold
MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 5836, plated,
sold for $1,104.00
NGC MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6590,
illustrated, sold for $2,990.00
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 373, illustrated, not sold
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake
Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1142, illustrated, sold for
$5,290.00
ANACS MS-62. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot
6368, not illustrated, sold for $1,207.50
PCGS MS-62. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8429,
illustrated, sold for $1,840.00
NGC MS-62. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8430,
not illustrated, not sold
NGC MS-62. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8431,
not illustrated, sold for $1,075.25
NGC MS-62. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot
121, not illustrated, sold for $1,553.65
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake
Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1143, not illustrated, sold
for $2,070.00
PCGS MS-61. Ex -
Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3,
2000, Lot 3725, not illustrated, sold for $1,380.00
MS-60. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 1580, sold for $632.50
MS-60. Ex -
Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3,
2000, Lot 3726, not illustrated, sold for $345.00
ANACS MS-60. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001,
Lot 546, sold for $575.00
MS-60. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet
of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 547,
unsold
MS-60. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet
of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 548,
unsold
Brilliant Uncirculated
and well struck for this date. Ex - Stack's "65th
Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1409, plated, sold
for $977.50
AU-58. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30,
2001, Lot 1018, not illustrated, sold for $322.00
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February
16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 2170, illustrated, sold for $483.00
AU-55. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30,
2001, Lot 1019, not illustrated, sold for $402.00
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-66's, 3 MS-62
Prooflikes, and 3 MS-62 Deep Mirror Prooflikes.
The finest 1896-O Micro O
Silver Dollars certified by PCGS are 2 EF-45's.
In April 2004, PCGS
announced the discovery that the Micro O versions of the 1896-O,
1900-O, and 1902-O Silver Dollars were all counterfeit.
Sources and/or recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2005" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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