1844 SILVER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6930, 6985
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 20,000
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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Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-50. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6179, not illustrated, sold for $747.50
Choice AU. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September
12-13, 2000, Lot 587, sold for $1,150.00
Strong EF. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 440, not plated, sold for $373.75
ANACS EF-40. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet
of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 357,
"Quad stripes obverse", sold for $373.75
NGC VF-30. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6310, not plated,
sold for $304.75
Very Fine. Ex -
Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1226,
not plated, sold for $126.50
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-64's.
The finest Proof example
graded by PCGS is a single PR-63.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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