1891 $1, DMPL MS(PCGS#97205)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4072

Grade

MS64DMPL

Price

4,880

Lot Description

As reported by Wayne Miller in his highly regarded <em>Morgan and Peace Dollar Textbook</em>, "The 1891-P [sic] is rare in fully prooflike condition." Q. David Bowers expands upon this in his 1993 silver and trade dollar <em>Encyclopedia</em>:<p><em>Fully prooflike coins are rare. Those with DMPL fields and cameo devices are usually slightly weakly struck, especially at the obverse center. Semi-prooflike coins abound and are sometimes sold as prooflike; not so much since the advent of PCGS and NGC in 1986 and 1987, but often before that time. Of the 36 DMPL coins certified by NGC and PCGS as of September 1992, not a single piece was MS-65 or finer.</em><p><em></em>The offered coin is not only a full deep mirror prooflike specimen, but it is also boldly struck in the centers with undeniable Choice Mint State preservation. It is a stunning strike and condition rarity worthy of the strongest bids.