Silver Dollar, 1892-O, PCGS MS 65 CAC

Not quite fully struck, but certainly above the average for an issue which is known for its poor production quality. It is not heavily bag marked, but the flan has parallel striae on Liberty’s cheek and into her hair the drawing bench during flan preparation. The numerals of the date are thick and heavy. The lustre is muted, but there are flashes of cartwheel beneath a pinkish-golden tone.

Certificate number: 2253964 (Generation 3.1 holder). Around the period this coin was certified it was tied for the finest known (with about twenty-five others); the census now cites fourteen at MS 65+; five at 66; and a lone example at MS 67. CAC cites twenty-three at this grade and a single MS 67 as finest. (02-18)