1885-S $1 MS(PCGS#7164)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2181

Grade

MS66+

Price

20,740

Lot Description

Splendid premium Gem surfaces are silky smooth in appearance with a full quota of billowy satin-textured luster. Both sides ae further enhanced by attractively original toning in iridescent champagne-apricot and pinkish-silver. Sharp strike detail calls forth even the most intricate elements of this perennially popular U.S. silver dollar design.<p>The 1885-S is among the scarcer San Francisco Mint Morgan dollars in Mint State, although in an absolute sense the issue is easy to collect in grades up to and including MS-64. At and above the Gem level, however, the conditionally challenging nature of this issue comes readily to the fore. Among the finest known to the graders at both PCGS and CAC, and certainly among the nicest examples of the issue that we have ever offered, this gorgeous premium Gem Mint State coin is worthy of the strongest bids.