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1893-S $1 AU55 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:13,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1893-S $1 AU55 PCGS
<B>1893-S $1 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: Mike Casper II. For decades, the 1893-S dollar has been a target of counterfeiters, alterers, and other numismatic miscreants. It is also one of the most easily authenticated issues in the Morgan dollar series. As Mary Sauvain wrote in a column for the July 1, 1991 issue of <I>Coin World</B></I>, "The 1893-S Morgan dollar is a coin that can give an individual heartburn. Yet it is one of the easiest U.S. coins to determine if it is genuine, altered, or counterfeit. Knowing the characteristics of the genuine coin is the key."<BR> Determination of authenticity is simpler for the 1893-S than for most other Morgan dollar issues, since the 1893-S was struck from just two die pairings, which share a common obverse. Simple knowledge of widely identified diagnostics, such as the two small die chips in the left foot of the R that form a "V" or "rabbit-ears" shape, weeds out the vast majority of alterations. Counterfeits, which are often lacking in such minor details, can sometimes be identified in this manner as well. The present piece was struck from a reverse die which shows the mintmark centered in the space below the wreath and tilting to the right; the other reverse die used shows the mintmark close to the bow and upright.<BR> Though this coin shows evidence of light wear on the softly struck highpoints, its overall visual appeal is solid, and the fields retain the vast majority of their modestly reflective luster. Rich reddish-orange and gold shadings grace the margins, while delicate silver-blue patina drapes the centers. A minimally marked and attractive example that should draw plenty of collector attention. Population: 24 in 55, 43 finer (1/08).<BR><I>From The Oxford Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> George T. Morgan<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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