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Obverse Description
Portrait of Liberty centered. On the left are found 7 stars with the words E*PLURIBUS*UNUM followed by 6 stars on the right. The date is positioned at the bottom.
Reverse Description
The heraldic eagle is centered holding a bunch of arrows and branch surrounded by and olive leaves. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * ONE DOLLAR frame the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears above the letters DO of DOLLAR.
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Key to Collecting: My comments for 1886-S are not much different from 1885-S: nearly all coins have excellent eye appeal, but some searching is needed to find a sharp strike. I suggest that MS-63 and MS-64 are grades that are eminently affordable to most advanced numismatists, and MS-65 coins are, of course, even more worthwhile. However, for most grades the 1886-S is rarer than the 1885-S.
Surface Quality: Above average strike is the rule for 1886-S, although very sharp strikes require some searching to find. The luster on the 1886-S is typically of high quality. This issue is reminiscent of certain San Francisco dollars earlier in the decade, when sharp strike and quality were the rule, not the exception.
Prooflike Coins: Prooflike coins are seen with some frequency, perhaps 20% or more coins having some prooflike characteristics. DMPL coins are seen occasionally.
Mintage and Distribution: Delivery figures by month: January–September, 0; October, 300,000; November, 300,000; December, 150,000. In 1886 it is likely that few 1886-S dollars were paid out. By the second decade of the twentieth century the variety was considered to be one of the great rarities in the series, exceeded only by the “impossible” 1889-S. Both issues were mostly stored in the San Francisco Mint. Beginning about 1942, and continuing until the 1950’s, the San Francisco Mint had quantities available for the asking, and many went to the Nevada casinos, but there was no numismatic market. In time, most hoard coins were circulated in the casinos, and many may have been melted under the Pittman Act in 1918. A few bags came out in Montana in 1956. By the time of the Treasury release of 1962 through 1964, quantities on hand were very small.
VARIETIES:
Minor varieties exist, mostly involving slight repunching.
Catalog Information
GSID:
7539
Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1886
Reverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Reverse Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, ONE DOLLAR
Fineness:
0.9
Weight (gr):
26.73 gr
Weight (oz):
0.8594 oz
Precious Metal Weight:
0.7734 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
38.1
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Coin Date:
1886-S
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
San Francisco
Mint Mark:
S
Mintage:
750,000
Coinage Type:
Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years:
1878-1921
Composition:
90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #:
7171
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Coin Value History
1886-S $1 MS PL
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1886-S $1 MS PL
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| Grade | CAC | CPG Value (Retail) | Greysheet Price (Wholesale) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS66 |
|
$17,500 | $1,234 |
| MS66 | - | $14,500 | $1,234 |
| MS65 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS65 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS64 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS64 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS63 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS63 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS62 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS62 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS61 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS61 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS60 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| MS60 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU58 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU58 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU55 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU55 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU53 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU53 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU50 |
|
$1,234 | $1,234 |
| AU50 | - | $1,234 | $1,234 |
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Worth: $50 – $7,800
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Worth: $75 – $42,000
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Worth: $70 – $50,000
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Worth: $270 – $5,400
1878 8TF $1 MS
Worth: $40 – $102,000
1878 8TF $1 MS PL
Worth: $200 – $4,400
1878 8TF $1 MS DMPL
Worth: $575 – $27,000
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS
Worth: $41 – $3,200
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS PL
Worth: $72 – $6,600
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS DMPL
Worth: $240 – $42,000
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS
Worth: $45 – $26,400
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS PL
Worth: $200 – $9,900
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS DMPL
Worth: $425 – $30,000
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS
Worth: $41 – $3,200
1886-S/S $1 VAM-2 MS63 Prooflike PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (1/1)....
$990
1886-S $1 MS65 Prooflike PCGS. CAC....
$5,520
1886-S $1 MS64 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (63/27). NGC Census: (69/17). CDN: $1,400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Min...
$3,840
1886-S $1 Lines in 6, VAM-1A, AU58 Prooflike NGC. CAC. Ex Stack's W. 57th St Collection. NGC Census: (6/223). PCGS Populati...
$364
1886-S/S $1 VAM-2, Top 100, MS62 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/12 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (3/16 and 0/0+). MS62. Minta...
$516
1886-S $1 MS66 Prooflike PCGS. CAC. ...
$12,000
1886-S $1 MS61 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (16/239). NGC Census: (8/212). ...
$470
1886-S $1 MS60 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population (2/231). NGC Census: (0/233). Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/PC...
$306
1886-S $1 MS63 Prooflike PCGS. Mintage 750,000. ...
$1,050
1886-S/S $1 VAM-2, MS65 Prooflike PCGS....
$4,920
1886-S $1 MS64 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (63/27). NGC Census: (69/17). CDN: $1,400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Min...
$1,800
1886-S $1 MS62 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (56/197). NGC Census: (37/180). CDN: $467.50.Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. ...
$960
$1 1886-S PCGS MS66 PL
$14,100
1886-S $1 MS61 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (7/227). PCGS Population (14/217). Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/PC...
$529
1886-S $1 MS60 Prooflike ANACS, mostly brilliant with a ...
$472
1886-S $1 MS63 Prooflike NGC. Mintage 750,000. ...
$750
1886-S $1 MS65 Prooflike PCGS. ...
$3,840
1886-S/S $1 VAM-2 MS64 Prooflike PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (6/2). NGC Census: (4/2). MS64. Mintage 750,000....
$1,506
1886-S/S $1 VAM-2, Top 100, MS62 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (3/16). PCGS Population: (4/12). MS62. ...
$444
1886-S/S $1 MS66 Prooflike NGC. VAM-2. ...
$8,519
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