Lot 1293
1879-S Morgan Dollar. Second reverse. PCGS graded MS-65. This is the rare reverse of 1878, PCGS has graded just 28 this high with a single coin graded higher! Toned with silky gray shades over the entire coin and we note that the fields are prooflike beneath the toning. Clean surfaces throughout, and a gem by any standards. Quickly identifiable by the parallel arrow feathers on the reverse as the 1878 style.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
From the Benson collection and purchased from Norman Schultz on April 19, 1946 for $2.00.
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| Realized $4,600 |
