Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States - A Complete Encyclopedia

The January 1961 issue of The Numismatist con-tained an offering of dollars by J. Grove Loser, who had recently moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from Steelton in the same state. He was fond of titling his advertisements, 'Just One Man's Opinion." Loser had these comments to make:

The 1885 Carson City Dollar with a mintage of only 228,000 is the fourth smallest mintage of all silver dollars from 1878 to 1935. To own one of these in strictly brilliant Uncirculated condition for only $15.00 is one of the scarce coins all collectors should have; and to own a roll of 20 with an investment of only $225.00 should not be overlooked by all investment minded collectors.

For comparison the 1889-CC dollar, total mintage of 350,000 is now selling for $150.00 each; the 1892-CC dollar, mintage over one million is selling for more than $20.00 each; and the 1879-CC dollar, with 756,000 has a price tag of about $85.00.

My Special Price for the set of six 1880 to 1885 is 59.50: 1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-1885.

Please keep in mind that all these dollars are strictly brilliant Uncirculated coins and the 10 different dates listed below are certainly well behind the spectacular rise in price of most desirable coins in the past year.

1878-CC Unc. $6.75.
1880-CC Unc. $15.00, Prooflike $20.00; roll of 20 Unc. $225.00.
1881-CC Unc. $15.00, Prooflike $20.00.
1882-CC Unc. $7.50, Prooflike $15.00.
1883-CC Unc. $7.50, Prooflike $15.00.
1884-CC Unc. $9.00.
1885-CC Unc. $15.00, Prooflike $20.00; roll of 20 Unc. $225.00.
1890-CC Unc. $10.00.
1891-CC Unc. $9.00.
1892-CC $20.00.
1878 EF $1.50, AU $2.00, Unc. $3.00.
1878-S F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $2.50, Unc. $3.00.
1879 EF $1.30, AU $1.50, Unc, $2.00.
1879-CC VF $7.00, EF $12.00, AU $27.00.
1879-O VF $1.50, EF $2.00, AD $2.50, Unc. $3.50.
1879-S F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AD $2.50, Unc. $3.25.
1880 EF $1.30, AU $1.50, Unc, $2.00.
1880-CC VF $4.00, EF $5.00, AU $9.00, Unc, $12.00.
1880-O VF $1.30, EF $1.50, AD $2.25, Unc, $3.50.
1880-S F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $2.50, Unc, $3.50.
1881 EF $1.30, AU $1.50, Unc. $2.00.
1881-CC VF $4.00, EF $5.00, AU $9.00, Unc. $12.00.
1881-O VF $l.30, EF $1.50, AD $2.00, Unc. $2.25.
1881-S F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $2.75, Unc. $3.75.
1882 EF $1.30, AU $1.50, Unc. $2.00.
1882-CC VF $4.00, EF $5.00, AU $7.00, Unc. $8.00.
1882-O VF $1.30, EF $1.50, AU $1.75, Unc. $2.25.
1882-S F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $2.75, Unc. $3.75.
1883 EF $1.30, AU $1.50, Unc, $2.00.
1883-CC VF $4.00, EF $5.00, AU $6.50, Unc. $7.00.
1883-O F $1.30, VF $1.50, EF $1.75, AU $2.00, Unc. $2.50.
1883-S F $3.50, VF $4.50, EF $5.50, AU $8.50, Unc. $9.50.
1884 F $1.30, EF $1.50, AU $1.75, Unc. $2.00.
1884-CC VF $4.00, EF $5.00, AU $7.50, Unc. $8.50.
1884-O F $1.30, VF $1.40, EF $1.50, AU $1.75, Unc. $2.50.
1884-S F $4.00, VF $5.00, EF $6.00, AU $9.00, Unc. $10.00.
1885 AU $1.25, Unc. $1.50.
1885-CC Unc. $14.00.
1885-O F $1.30, VF $1.50, EF $1.75, AU $2.00, Unc. $2.25.
1885-S F $2.50, VF $3.50, EF $4.50, AU $5.50, Unc. $6.50.
1886 AU $1.25, Unc. $1.50.
1886-O F $1.30, VF $1.50, EF $1.75, AU $2.50, Unc. $7.00.
1886-S F $4.00, VF $5.00, EF $6.00, AU $9.00, Unc. $11.00.
1887 F $1.30, EF $1.50, AU $1.75, Unc. $2.00.
1887-O F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $2.50, Unc. $3.50.
1887-S F $3.50, VF $4.00, EF $5.00, AU $6.50, Unc. $7.50.
1888 F $1.30, EF $1.50, AU $1.75, Unc. $2.00.
1888-O F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $2.50, Unc. $2.75.
1888-S F $5.00, VF $6.00, EF $7.00, AU $15.00, Unc. $18.00.
1889 AU $1.25, Unc. $1.50.
1889-CC F $19.00, VF $38.00, EF $49.00, AU $90.00, Unc. $170.00.
1889-O F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $6.00, AU $9.00, Unc. $10.50.
1890 EF $1.30, AU $1.50, Unc. $2.00.
1890-CC F $3.00, VF $3.50, EF $5.00, AU $8.00, Unc. $10.50.
1890-O F $1.50, VF $1. 75, EF $2.00, AU $2.50, Unc. $4.50.
1890-S EF $1.30, AU $1.50, Unc. $2.00.
1890-CC F $3.00, VF $3.50, EF $5.00, AU $8.00, Unc. $10.50.
1890-O F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $2.50, Unc. $4.50.
1890-S F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $3.00, Unc. $4.00.
1891 F $1.50, EF $1.75, AU $2.00, Unc. $2.25.
1891-CC VF $2.75, EF $3.50, AU $5.00, Unc. $7.00.
1891-O F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00,AU $3.50, Unc. $5.00.
1891-S F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $3.50, Unc. $4.50.
1892 EF $3.00, AU $4.00,Unc. $5.50.
1892-CC VF $4.00, EF $5.00, AU $12.00, Unc, $20.00.
1892-O F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU '$3.50, Unc, $10.00.
1892-S VF $5.00, EF $10.00,AU $30.00.
1893 F $2.00, EF $3,00, AU $4.50, Unc, $6.50.
1893-CC VF $5.00, EF $7.00, AU $22.00, Unc. $45.00.
1893-O VF $3.50, EF $4.50, AU $9.00, Unc. $25.00.
1894 EF $17.00, AU $23.00, Unc.$40.00.
1894-O VF $1.75, EF $2.00; AU $4.00, Unc. $8.00.
1894-S Unc. $25.00.
1895-O VF $3.00, EF $5.00, AU $11.00.
1895-S Unc. $50.00.
1896 AU $1.25, Unc. $1.50.
1896-O F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $3.50.
1896-S F $5.00, VF $7.00, EF $10.0.0, AU $30.00, Unc, $45.00.
1897 AU $1.25, Unc.$L5Q.
1897-OF $1.50, VF $l.75, EF $2.00, AU $3.50, Unc, $4.50.
1897-S F $1.50, VF, $2.00, EF $3.00; AU $4.00, Unc. $4.50.
1898 EF $1.30, AU $1.50, Unc. $2.00.
1898-O VF $38.00, EF$53.00, AU $98.00, Unc. $125.00.
1898-S F $3.00, VF $4.00, EF $5.00, AU $7.00, Unc..$8.50.
1899 EF $3.00, AU $4.00, Unc. $5.00.
1899-O F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $3.50, Unc. $4.25.
1899-S F $3.00, VF $4.00, EF $5.00, AU $7.00, Unc, $8.00.
1900 EF $1.25, AU $1.50, Unc. $1.75.
1900-O F $1.50, VF$1.75, EF $2.00, AU $3.50, Unc. $4.00.
1900-S F $3.00, VF $4.00, EF.$5.00, AU $7.00, Unc, $8.00.
1901 EF $3.75, AU $4.75.
1901-O F $1.50, VF $1.75, EF $2.00, AU $4.00, Unc. $5.50.
1901-S F $3.00, VF $4.00, EF $5.00, AU $10.00, Unc, $14.00.
1902 AU $1.25, Unc, $1.50.
1902-O F $1.50, VF $2.00, EF $5.00, AU $18.00, Unc. $20.00.
1902-S F $6.00, VF $7.00, EF. $8.00, AU $13.00, Unc. $15.00.
1903 AU $1.25, Unc, $1.50.
1903-S F $8.00, VF $9.00, EF $15.00, AU $40.00, Unc. $65.00.
1904-O F $12.00, VF $16.00, EF $30.00, AU $72.00.
1921 AU $1.25, Unc;. $1.50.
1921-D EF $1.30, AU $1.50, Unc. $2.00.
1921-S VF $1.30, EF $1.50, AU $1.75, Unc. $2.50.