1898 SILVER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 7252, 7253, 97253,
7333
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 5,884,000
Proofs: 735
Designer: George T. Morgan
Diameter: 38.1 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 26.73 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia) below the center of the wreath on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
NGC Proof-66 Cameo. Ex -
Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature
Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6679, illustrated, sold for
$5,750.00
Choice Brilliant
Proof, if not actually a tad finer. Ex - Stack's "65th
Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1208, plated, sold
for $1,150.00 Ex
Moreira Collection III
Choice Brilliant Proof. Ex- Stack's "The September
Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 765, sold for $2,127.50
NGC MS-66. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale"
October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8437, not illustrated, sold for $603.75
NGC MS-66. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 1585, unsold
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot
6601, illustrated, sold for $1,035.00 From the Gary Wolkwitz Collection
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 378, not illustrated, sold
for $862.50
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Lake Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1146, not illustrated,
sold for $977.50
NGC MS-66. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake
Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1147, not illustrated, sold
for $920.00
PCGS MS-65 DMPL. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot
6602, not illustrated, sold for $1,035.00
PCGS MS-65 DMPL. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot
122, not illustrated, sold for $747.50
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 11 MS-67's,
3 MS-66 Prooflikes, and a single MS-67 Deep Mirror Prooflike.
Proofs of this date are similar in rarity to the 1897, although
the 1898 is slightly easier to find. PCGS has graded 2 PR-68s,
a single PRCA-68 Proof Cameo, and 5 PRDC-67 Proof Deep Cameos.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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