1866 $1 Motto MS(PCGS#6959)

The March 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

8077

Grade

VF35

Price

891

Lot Description

1866 Liberty Seated Silver Dollar. Motto. VF-35 (PCGS). CAC. A fully original mid-grade survivor bathed in dominant charcoal-blue patina. Areas of lighter sandy-tan toning are confined to the protected areas around the devices. Boldly defined and smooth for the grade. The premiere regular issue Seated dollar date of the Motto type, the 1866 is elusive in all grades as a circulation strike; most such pieces were exported in the years before introduction of the dedicated trade dollar type.