1888-S $1 MS(PCGS#7186)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4385

Grade

MS65

Price

3,360

Lot Description

Brilliant surfaces allow full appreciation of intense mint luster and bold to sharp strike detail. The 1888-S is one of the scarcer Morgan dollars of its era, due primarily to a limited mintage of 657,000 pieces. For reasons that have been lost to history, silver dollar production at the San Francisco Mint remained low during the mid to late 1880s as the Philadelphia and New Orleans mints accounted for the vast majority of examples struck. While the less discerning numismatist should have little difficulty locating a BU or Choice survivor of this issue, Gems in MS-65 are elusive while coins grading finer are nothing short of rare.