1888-S $1 MS(PCGS#7186)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2241

Grade

MS66

Price

5,040

Lot Description

Warm silver-mauve obverse toning gives way to even more vivid, varied toning in multiple bright colors on the reverse. 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 to 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, especially with the kind of superior eye appeal offered here.