Q. David Bowers
In the June 1964 issue of The Numismatist, Bebee's, Inc. offered Carson City silver dollars in two classifications, Brilliant Uncirculated and A-I Brilliant Uncirculated. Dealers were experimenting with offering Uncirculated coins in various degrees of quality, and there was no standard terminology. The A-I nomenclature was used only briefly.
A complete set of 12 pieces could be bought in BU grade for $650.00 or in A-I BU grade for $750.00. As Bebee's were short of rare 1889-CC dollars, the offering did not include examples of that date. At the time it was popular to put together sets of Carson City dollars, and at conventions it was a usual sight to see these housed in plastic display holders cut out in the shape of the state of Nevada.
1878-CC BU $12.50, A-I BU $16.00.
1879-CC BU $177.50, A-I BU $199.50.
1880-CC BU $49.50, A-I BU $62.50.
1881-CC BU $72.50, A-I BU $87.50.
1882-CC BU $29.50, A-I BU $37.50.
1883-CC BU $29.50, A-l BU $37.50.
1884-CC BU $37.50, A-I BU $45.00.
1885-CC BU $72.50, A-I BU $87.50.
1889-CC BU Wanted.
1890-CC BU $19.50, A-I BU $24.50.
1891-CC BU $19.50, A-I BU $24.50.
1892-CC BU $47.50, A-I BU $57.50.
1893-CC BU $137.50, A-I BU $177.50.
The September 1964 issue of The Numismatist carried an advertisement by W. E. Johnson of Morgan dollars. By this time demand had increased considerably across the board, thousands of new collectors had come on the scene, and many dates that were readily available prior to the Treasury release of 1962-1964, but which were not included in quantity in the release, had virtually disappeared from the market.
1878 8 TF. Unc. $20.00.
1878-S Unc. $4.50.
1879-S Unc. $4.75.
1882-S Unc. $4.75.
1880-CC Unc. $75.00.
1880-S Unc. $4.25.
1881-CC Unc. $95.00.
1881-S Unc. $4.25.
1882 Unc. $5.25.
1883-CC Unc. $40.00.
1884 Unc. $5.25.
1884-CC Unc. $52.50.
1885 Unc. $4.50.
1885-CC Unc. $95.00.
1885-O Unc. $4.50.
1885-S Unc. $25.00.
1886 Unc. $4.00.
1886-S Unc. $52.50.
1888-S Unc. $62.50.
1889 Unc. $4.50.
1889-S Unc 85.00.
1890 Unc $6.00.
1890-CC Unc. $32.50.
1890-S Unc, $16.50.
1892-CC Unc $70.00.
1894-S Unc $70.00.
1896 Unc. $6.00.
1897 Unc. $15.00.
1897-S Unc. $22.50.
1898-S Unc. $45.00.
1899-S Unc. $70.00.
1903-S Unc. $225.00.
An advertisement in the September 1964 issue of The Numismatist by Gerald Zaid, Philadelphia, featured some of the relatively inexpensive issues of Morgan silver dollars. The following listing includes many issues that were available in quantity at the time.
1878 7 TF. Unc. $3.25.
1878 8 TF. Unc. $20.50.
1878-CC Unc. $14.50.
1878-S Unc. $2.49.
1879 Unc. $3.25.
1879-O Unc. $7.95.
1879-S Unc. $2.50.
1880 Unc. $3.75.
1880-O Unc. $3.95.
1880-S Unc.$1.99.
1881-O Unc. $2.75.
1881-S Unc. $1.95.
1882 Unc. $3.39.
1882-O Unc. $3.50.
1882-S Unc. $2.25.
1883 Unc. $2.89.
1883-O Unc. $1.89.
1884 Unc. $3.25.
1884-O Unc. $1.79.
1885 Unc. $1.99.
1885-O Unc. $1.79.
1886 Unc. $1.99.
1887 Unc. $1.75.
1887-O Unc. $6.29.
1888 Unc. $1.89.
1888-O Unc. $3.25.
1889 Unc. $2.75.
1889-O Unc. $6.50.
1890-O Unc. $3.99.
1891-O Unc. $5.95.
1892-O Unc. $15.99.
1898-O Unc. $4.25.
1899-O Unc. $2.25.
1900 Unc. $2.99.
1900-O Unc. $2.10.
1901-O Unc. $2.29.
1902-O Unc. $2.29.
1904-O Unc. $3.25.