1894 $1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS....

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Sharp 1894 Dollar
MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike
Finest of Three Certified Specimens

1894 $1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. The PCGS insert is labeled "Wayne Miller Plate Coin." The 1894 Morgan dollar has the lowest business strike mintage (110,000 pieces) of any Philadelphia issue, except 1895. Prooflike coins are very rare. PCGS and NGC have graded only 16 "regular" Prooflikes, some of which are likely resubmissions, and the former service has certified just three as Deep Mirror Prooflike, of which the near-Gem offered here is the finest. NGC has certified no DMPLs.
A veneer of light champagne-tan color covers both sides, each of which projects pleasing field-device contrast. An exacting strike leaves strong definition on the design elements, including sharp detail in the hair over Liberty's ear and on the eagle's breast feathers. A few trivial handling marks barely preclude Gem classification.
Ex: Wayne Miller Collection (Superior, 1/1986), lot 1307 (Superior indicates this coin appeared in a November 1979 Paramount auction).
From The Arno Collection.
See: Video Lot Description(Registry values: P8, N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 255V, PCGS# 97229, GSID# 7688)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 26.73 grams
ASW: 0.85oz

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