1861 SILVER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6951, 7004, 87004
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 77,500
Proofs: 1,000
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 Proof-64. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale"
October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8146, illustrated, sold for $4,140.00
PCGS Proof-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6322, plated, sold
for $5,060.00
Proof-62. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 363, sold for
$1,725.00
Brilliant Proof. Ex -
Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1174,
plated, sold for $1,610.00
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 1965, illustrated, sold for $8,050.00
EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 1463, sold for $1,151.15
EF-40. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach
Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 5733, not illustrated, sold
for $661.25
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 6 MS-65's.
The finest Proof example
graded by PCGS is a single PR-67.
The finest Proof Cameo
example graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-65.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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