1889 Morgan Silver Dollar. Proof-65+ Cameo (PCGS). CAC.
An exquisite specimen that combines a champagne-apricot obverse with an otherwise silver-tinged reverse framed in sandy-mauve and steel-blue. The strike is exceptional for a Proof Morgan dollar from the 1888 to 1893 era, the detail razor sharp to full even over the central high points. Silky smooth with glassy reflectivity in the fields, it is difficult for us to imagine a more desirable specimen. The Philadelphia Mint's output of Proof silver dollars in 1889 amounted to 811 coins. Writing in The Morgan and Peace Dollar Textbook, Wayne Miller states: "Although some 1889 proof dollars evidence the flat strike just described [for the preceding issue], this problem is not as prevalent as with the 1888 proof. Nevertheless, it is very frustrating to examine a proof which would otherwise be a full gem coin except for the lack of high-point detail." The winning bidder of this lot will be free of that frustration and secure in the knowledge that they have acquired one of the finest examples of the issue obtainable.
PCGS# 87324. NGC ID: 27ZJ.
PCGS Population: 2; 15 finer in this category (Proof-68 Cameo finest). CAC Population: 6; 8. The former total includes coins certified both Prof-65 Cameo and Proof-65+ Cameo.
From the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911.

Estimate: $9210