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EM
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NC
1876-S T
RADE
D
OLLAR
943
1876-S
.
NGC graded MS-65
. Light hint of gold tone with
nice prooflike surfaces. Looks like a proof.
Pop 18; 3 finer
in 66
.
Estimated Value .................................... $11,000 - 12,000
944
1876-S
.
PCGS graded MS-63
. Lovely blue and golden ton-
ing. The fields are prooflike. An original toned and lustrous
MS63 Trade Dollar with a gradation of medium to deeper steel
gray that includes some blue accents on both sides. The contact
from the dies is decidedly complete, with sharp stars and Lib-
erty and an equally impressive eagle. No weakness reported on
the eagle, this being one of the more boldly made 1876 San
Francisco Mint pieces, a Mint that consistently made high qual-
ity Trade Dollars in the 1870s. (
PCGS # 7043
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,500 - 1,600
945
1876-S
.
NGC graded AU-58
. Untoned.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 350
946
1876-S
.
PCGS graded AU-55
. Mostly untoned, lustrous and
attractive. The San Francisco mint was tasked with striking the
preponderance of Trade Dollars in their brief career from 1873
until 1878 (on the circulation strikes). All Proofs, however, which
were issued each year until 1883, were made at Philadelphia.
(
PCGS # 7043
)
Estimated Value ................................................... $260 - 280
947
1877-S. PCGS grade Genuine, Scratch - UNC Details
. A
pleasing white coin, well struck on the main devices. Appealing
to the eye as well as to the pocketbook. (
PCGS # 7046
)
Estimated Value ................................................... $450 - 500
948
1877-S
.
NGC graded AU-58.
CAC Approved
. Nicely toned
and lustrous. The attractive medium gray to russet color sug-
gests that this all original, uncleaned coin lay in some out of the
way repository for most of its existence until some astute coin
collector acquired it.
Estimated Value ................................................... $425 - 450
949
1877-S
.
PCGS graded EF-45
. Lightly toned. (
PCGS # 7046
)
Estimated Value ................................................... $200 - 220
B
LUE
T
ONED
G
EM
P
ROOF
1878 T
RADE
D
OLLAR
950
1878
.
NGC graded Proof 66
. Only 900 minted. Lovely
light blue toning. The gorgeous blue-toned Proof, with only
a dozen others designated by NGC at this level should be
viewed by everyone. Another magnificent coin from this
consignor, light frosty devices against rolling mirror sur-
faces, with original color.
1878 represents the first of an interesting string of Proof-
only dates. Coins this year come on the market with some
frequency in average grade, but few match this combina-
tion of high grade, sharp strike quality, and superb eye
appeal, the last features being more important in our opin-
ion. When a coin has everything, including high grade num-
ber, perhaps an ideal situation is reached.
Pop 13; 4 finer
in 67
.
Estimated Value .................................... $10,000 - 12,000
G
EM
P
ROOF
1879 T
RADE
D
OLLAR
951
1879
.
PCGS graded Proof 65
. Only 1,541 minted. Lovely
blue toning on both sides. This originally preserved Trade
Dollar is coated with Nature’s own toning. Vivid and color-
ful, the toning rests on fields that are smoothly reflective. A
sharp strike confirms the Proof 65 designation, with near
pristine surfaces of this desirable Proof-only date struck
near then end of the series. Once the Mints stopped strik-
ing circulation pieces in 1878, the Trade Dollar’s fate was
sealed. The end came after the Proof 1883s were made
and sold.
Pop 36; 25 finer, 20 in 66, 5 in 67
. (
PCGS #
7059
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $5,500 - 6,000
