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Lustrous 1893-O Near-Gem Dollar

1893-O $1 MS64 PCGS. The 1893-O is the lowest-mintage New Orleans Morgan dollar (300,000 pieces). This issue is scarce in circulated grades and in the lower levels of Mint State. It becomes rare in the better Uncirculated grades.
David Bowers, in his Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States, writes that: "A few bags of 1893-O dollars were paid out at face value from the Cash Room at the Treasury Building from about 1948 to 1955. I have no record of bags of 1893-O being included in the 1962-1964 Treasury releases."
Soft violet-gray and sky-blue patination is joined by orange-gold on the reverse. The design elements are typically struck, revealing softness in the central areas. A few minuscule marks on the lustrous surfaces preclude Gem classification. Population: 90 in 64, 7 finer (10/09).(Registry values: P8, N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 255T, PCGS# 7224, GSID# 7612)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 26.73 grams
ASW: 0.77346oz
Mintage: 300,000

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