1873 T$1 PR65+ PCGS. CAC....

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1873 Trade Dollar, PR65+ CAC
A Major Condition Rarity
Ex: Friesner-Clapp-Eliasberg

1873 T$1 PR65+ PCGS. CAC. Ex: Eliasberg. This piece first appeared in Ed Frossard's June 1894 sale of the William Friesner Collection, when J.M. Clapp was actively collecting. It resided in the Clapp estate until 1942, when Eliasberg purchased the Clapp collection intact. This coin's offering in Bowers and Merena's April 1997 sale of the Eliasberg collection was its first auction appearance in more than a century.

The proof 1873 Trade dollar is rare in high grade and highly sought after as the first-year issue, and it is also the scarcest pre-1884 Trade dollar in proof format. The Friesner-Clapp-Eliasberg piece displays a sharp strike and luminous devices, with liquidlike fields that display gold, russet, and lilac toning. Eye appeal is outstanding. Population: 7 in 65 (1 in 65+), 3 finer. CAC: 3 in 65, 1 finer (7/25).
Ex: William M. Friesner Collection (Frossard, 6/1894), lot 176; J.M. Clapp; John H. Clapp; Clapp estate, to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. (1942); Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 2329; December Signature (Heritage, 12/2022), lot 3517; Central States Signature (Heritage, 5/2023), lot 3137 (as PR66 NGC).(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 27YJ, PCGS# 7053, Greysheet# 7389)

Weight: 27.22 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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