1872-S $1 MS(PCGS#6970)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

8342

Grade

VF25

Price

7,200

Lot Description

One of only 9,000 silver dollars struck in San Francisco in 1872. The Bowers reference notes: "<em>The 1872-S is rarer than the mintage indicates, a situation that can be laid at the doorstep of melting and exportation...examples of the 1872-S are elusive in all grades and are very rare in Mint State.</em>" The surfaces present a soft steel-gray appearance with some darker incrustation in selected crevices on the reverse. Notice the high placement of the tiny "S" mintmark on the reverse.