1900-S $1 MS(PCGS#7270)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2277

Grade

MS67

Price

24,000

Lot Description

Brilliant surfaces display a modest semi-reflectivity on both sides. Sharply struck and as appealing as would be expected at the assigned grade. The 1900-S tells a familiar story for a circulation strike Morgan dollar issue. Few were needed in commerce at the time of production, and most examples went into government storage. Undoubtedly, many were melted during World War I, but those that survived began to trickle out in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Many of the coins from these earlier releases ended up acquiring wear, especially through use in Nevada casinos. Those that emerged during the Treasury Department silver dollar releases of 1962 to 1964 went primarily into numismatic hands, however, accounting for the majority of Mint State survivors. Plentiful in lower grades, the 1900-S is a prime condition rarity in Superb Gem Uncirculated, as offered here.