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1896-S AU-55. 1896-S AU-55.
Lot Title: 1896-S AU-55.
Description: This San Francisco Mint specimen is resplendent and suggests a prooflike appearance. It is lightly hairlined, and there are a few scattered ticks. Wear is apparent on the highest design elements of this pleasingly struck issue.

This lot may contain an item not certified by ANACS, PCGS, or NGC. While Scotsman Auction Co. is typically conservative in our descriptions of items not certified by one of these companies, we cannot guarantee our grading estimation will match their grade. We highly recommend that collectors seeking items certified by a third-party grading service only bid on items that have already been certified. No lot can be returned because of a variance in judgment with regards to grade.

Low Estimate: $650.00
High Estimate: $725.00
Lot Status: Bidding has been closed for this lot.
Hammered Price: $690.00
Price Realized: $793.50
1896-S AU-55.
1896-S AU-55.

Price history for items of the same classification:
Lot #AuctionCurrent Bid or Hammer PriceDescription
946The Collectors' Auction 2013 on 10/18/2013$2,200.00
1896-S NGC MS-62.
Value for 1896-S is already high enough as it is in basic uncirculated grades, but makes enormous jumps for each additional grade point above MS-62. While the reverse appears to just barely meet...
922The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011$1,750.00
1896-S PCGS MS-62.
Platinum-white luster flows effortlessly from the vast majority of each side, ceding to a thin ring of tobacco-gold along the rims. Sharpness is outstanding overall, although the grade limiting...
709The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010$2,350.00
1896-S (VAM-6) PCGS MS-63.
Even collectors who do not pursue Morgan dollars might recognize 1896-S as a key to the series, since it is a low mintage issue in every silver series (especially quarters). An untoned and utterly...
632The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010$290.00
1896-S PCGS XF-45.
Luster persists in protect areas, particularly just outside the obverse stars and legends, with perhaps a quarter of the full cartwheel effect remaining on the reverse. Minor softening of central...
650The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009$425.00
1896-S XF.
So temptingly close to the AU level, this XF-45 coin seems to have the right details, but seemingly lacks just slightly in terms of luster to allow for a bump up in grade (and doubling of value). ...
651The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009$1,500.00
1896-S NGC MS-61.
1896-S may be a little underrated in the Morgan dollar series, for while it is not that difficult to find nicer circulated examples, mint-state coins appear on the market less often than one might...
743The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008$2,900.00
1896-S "Vam-8," PCGS MS-63.
Virtually 100% untoned except for an elongated area across the reverse that modulates into a hint of tan color. San Francisco dollars of this era often display much die polish and a greater number of...
856The Collectors' Auction 2007 on 10/19/2007$800.00
1896-S AU-58.
The merest touch of rub separates this brilliant key date Morgan from a Choice BU grade – and a doubling of value. Indeed, the reverse appears fully Unc. The fastidious collector will note numerous...
857The Collectors' Auction 2007 on 10/19/2007$1,200.00
1896-S MS-63PL, Cleaned.
A prooflike brilliance radiates from this example's obverse, while its reverse is a gleaming white. The surfaces are satiny and only delicately marred with random contact marks. It appears to have...
848The Midwest Summer Sale 2007 on 07/27/2007$1,950.00
1896-S MS-63.
A prooflike quality emits from this specimen's satiny surfaces with hints of lavender iridescence. The obverse reveals a delicate haze that surrounds the motif, but the number of contact marks...
855The Midwest Winter Sale 2007 on 02/09/2007$2,400.00
1896-S MS-64.
Here is a coin that is very hard to find in higher grades. It has rolling luster, bright white color, and no distractions.
924The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006$675.00
1896-S PCGS AU-53.
This coin is almost an MS-65. It has plenty of rolling luster, very few marks, and minimal wear. There is no toning, and the coin is pleasing battleship gray in color. I know you need this coin for...
925The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006$3,100.00
1896-S NGC MS-63.
Clearly a choice specimen for the grade, it displays a hearty lustrous aspect. Characteristically, this coin has a softness of strike above Liberty's ear and on the Eagle's breast feathers. However,...
926The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006$2,300.00
1896-S MS-63.
This is a very tough coin to find in high grades. Lovely violet toning adorns the peripheries of both the obverse and reverse of this rare date. The fields are full of luster and highly reflective. ...
853The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/17/2006$725.00
1896-S AU-55.
This is a blazing white coin with very few marks and average wear for the grade. Rolling luster can be observed on both the obverse and reverse.

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