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Categories • Stack's March 2005 → The Laurence H. Gardner Collection from the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society → U. S. Silver Dollars → U. S. Trade Dollars |
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Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
| 121 |
1873 Choice Brilliant Proof
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CH BR PF |
$3,250.00
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- with some claims to full Gem status. The piece is mostly bright white save for some russet toning most evident on the reverse. The fields have somewhat subdued brilliance but there is muted flash visible in the finer design details on each side. First year of issue of the new denomination, one of only 865 Proofs struck. |
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| 122 |
1874 Gem Brilliant Proof
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GEM BR PF |
$11,000.00
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One of only 700 Proofs struck. The obverse and reverse fields on this piece are bright, reflective deep mirrors with attractive watery brilliance. The rims are lightly toned in a medium steel and russet shade. The central devices are frosty and pleasing. Liberty's left breast and hand and the eagle's left leg are both flatly struck. |
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| 123 |
1875 Brilliant Proof
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BR PF |
$1,700.00
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A bright, nearly blast white example of this early Trade Dollar issue. Only 700 Proofs were struck. This specimen has brightly reflective, mirror fields. The central devices are lightly frosty. The strike is sharp nearly everywhere. Some light hairlines are noted and there is a touch of toning around the rims. |
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| 124 |
1876'S' Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$1,200.00
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Type I obverse and reverse. Nicely toned in pale russet and champagne with ample lustre in the fields. Light scuff in the right obverse field. |
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| 125 |
1877'S' Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$850.00
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An attractive example of an issue that is quite scarce in this grade. The obverse is lightly toned in pale champagne while the back is nearly full white. There are appealing lustre cartwheels in the fields on both sides. |
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| 126 |
1878 Gem Brilliant Proof
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GEM BR PF |
$7,250.00
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A simply gorgeous specimen with some of the deepest mirror fields one can hope to see on a Proof Trade Dollar. The central devices are nicely frosty. They stand out to fullest effect against the deep, deep mirror fields whose reflectivity is stunning. Both sides were very sharply struck, accounting for the full watery appearance in the fields. There are traces of the palest champagne toning... more |
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| 127 |
1879 Very Choice Brilliant Proof
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VERY CH BR PF |
$6,000.00
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A pleasing example of this Proof-only year. Only 1,541 were struck. This example is mostly brilliant and untoned. The fields are deep mirrors and the figures of Miss Liberty on the obverse and the eagle on the back are pleasantly frosted. There are a few toning spots in the left obverse field keeping this from Gem status. |
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| 128 |
1880 Very Choice Cameo Proof
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VERY CH |
$2,400.00
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Here is a nearly unimprovable specimen of the Proof-only year. The central devices on each side are fully frosty. They stand out in cameo contrast to the deeply mirrored, watery fields. There are the faintest hints of pale steel toning. The coin was very sharply struck and the design details stand out nicely against the shimmering watery fields. Only 1,987 were struck. |
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| 129 |
1881 Choice Brilliant Proof
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CH BR PF |
$1,900.00
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A pleasing example of this proof-only issue. A mere 960 were struck. This specimen shows full mirror brilliance in the fields. The figures of Liberty and the eagle are both nicely frosty. The piece is very lightly toned with touches of russet around the rims. |
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| 130 |
1882 Gem Brilliant Proof
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GEM BR PF |
$14,000.00
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An important example of this low mintage, Proof-only date. Only 1,097 were struck. This piece shows deep mirror fields with the reverse surfaces some of the brightest ever seen. The central devices on both sides are attractively frosted. The designs details were sharply struck. There are touches of russet toning around the rim on the back and on most of the obverse. There is some cloudy... more |
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| 131 |
1883 Gem Brilliant Proof
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GEM BR PF |
$7,500.00
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A stunning specimen, almost an exemplar of the type. The front and back are both very lightly toned around the rims in pale russet and champagne. The central devices were sharply struck and show the full design detail originally in the dies. Liberty's figure on the obverse and the eagle on the reverse are pleasingly frosted. The fields on both sides are deep mirrors with the full watery appearance... more |
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