2017-11-28 Tue

35 rare Morgan Dollars from the Shenandoah Morgan Dollar Collection are up for sale through the upcoming Internet Auction #989 by David Lawrence Rare Coins on 3rd December. Highlights include a 1895 $1 PCGS Proof 63 Cameo, a 1901 $1 PCGS MS63, an 1897-O $1 PCGS MS64, an 1895-S $1 PCGS/CAC MS64, an 1893-CC $1 NGC MS64+, an 1891-CC $1 PCGS MS64, an 1889-CC $1 PCGS MS61 and an 1879-CC $1 PCGS MS64 (OGH).

Other interesting coins offered include 1821 1c PCGS AU55; 1914-D 1c PCGS/CAC MS65 RB; 1896-O 10c PCGS MS64; 1879-CC $1 PCGS MS64 (OGH); 1889-CC $1 PCGS MS61, 1891-CC $1 PCGS MS66; 1893-CC $1 NGC MS64+; 1893-S $1 NGC/CAC VF20; 1894 $1 PCGS MS64; 1894-O $1 PCGS MS64 etc.

Major highlights include a 1907 High Relief Saint Gaudens $20 NGC/CAC MS65 with satiny proof-like surfaces. A 1914-D 1c PCGS/CAC MS65 RB, which is a Key date from D-Mint with red coloring.

An 1895 $1 PCGS Proof 63 CAM features white, cameo fields unlike darker examples of the same coin type. The 1895 coin is hard to find while completing a Morgan set with a mintage of only 880 coins without any business strikes.