Q. David Bowers
Henry Chapman's sale of the George H. Earle Collection, June 25-29, 1912. Note that some Proofs sold for face value! Price levels of his era show that Proofs must have been out of favor.
1878 8 TF. Br. Proof $2.25.
1879 Proof $1.10.
1880 Proof $1.00.
1881 Proof. Hairmarked. $1.10.
1882 Proof$1.00.
1882 Unc. Chafed on cheek. $1.00.
1883 Br. Proof $1.10.
1884 Proof. Hairmarked, $l.10 .
1885 Proof $1.10.
1886 Proof $1.00.
1887 Proof $1.00.
1892 Proof $1.10.
1893 Proof $1.70.
B. Max Mehl's sale of the H.O. Granberg Collec-tion, July 14, 1913. Granberg was one of the leading collectors of his era, and he assembled a very impor-tant holding of dollars. That offered here may have been a duplicate or secondary set; his main collec-tion of the series was auctioned in 1919 (see later citation), although the 1913 offering contained some coins not in the 1919 sale.
For this particular Morgan set, only partially com-plete, Granberg seems to have collected "by date only, and in high grade, apparently seeking Uncircu-lated or Proof coins without preference for either.
1878 7 TF. Proof $1.30.
1879 Br. Proof $1.25.
1880 Br. Proof $1.20.
1881 Proof $1.30.
1882 Br. Proof $1.25.
1883 Proof $1.25.
1884 Semi-proof $1.25.
1885 Unc. $1.20.
1887 Proof $1.55.
1892 Proof $1.25.
1893 Unc. $1.15.
1895 Br. Proof $4.10.
1898 Br. Proof $1.20.
1901 Unc. $1.20.
1902 Br. Proof $1.55.
1903 Unc. $1.20.
1904 EF. $1.20.
B. Max Mehl's sale of the Charles H. Conover Collection, May 6, 1914. This offering consisted of a standard sequence of Proofs. Here, no special bidding attention seems to have been paid to the 1904, although it was still an object of speculation and in-vestment in some sectors. The key 1895 at $1.50 re-flects the apathy which would surround this date for the next decade. Earlier, the 1895 had crossed the $6.00 mark at auction.
1878 7 TF in eagle's tail. Br. Proof $1.80.
1879 Br. Proof $1.40.
1880 Br. Proof $1.10.
1881 Br. Proof $1.10.
1882 Br. Proof $1.20.
1883 Br. Proof $1.15.
1884 Br. Proof $1.10.
1885 Br. Proof $1.20.
1886 Br. Proof $1.10.
1887 Br. Proof $1.10.
1888 Proof $1.10.
1890 Br. Proof $1.10.
1891 Proof $1.10.
1892 Proof $1.10.
1893 Br. Proof $1.20.
1894 Proof. Wire edge on both sides. $1.75.
1895 Proof, slightly tarnished. $1.50.
1896 Proof $1.10.
1897 Proof $1.10.
1898 Br. Proof $1.10.
1899 Br. Proof $1.10.
1900 Proof $1.10.
1901 Proof $1.10.
1902 Proof $1.10.
1903 Proof $1.10.
1904 Proof $2.20.
1904 Proof $1.90.
1904 Proof. Brilliant on obverse; purple on reverse. $1.90.
1904 Unc. $1.50.
The Arthur C. Nygren Collection sold by B. Max Mehl, November 30, 1914. Nygren was a mintmark specialist who also appreciated high quality. Notable realizations included 1882-CC AU $7.25, 1886-S Uncirculated at a stratospheric $26.50, and 1887-S and 1888-S at $12.50 each. The 1889-S, considered at the time to be the rarest variety in the Morgan series, was absent. Nygren was best known for his collection of pioneer and territorial gold coins.
1878 Brilliant Proof $1.70.
1878-CC 7 TF. Unc.; mint lustre $1.25.
1878-S 7 TF. Brilliant Proof $1.25.
1879 Purple Proof $1.40.
1879-CC VF $1.25.
1879-O Unc, Mint State.' $1.20.
1879-S Brilliant semi-proof $1.25.
1880 Proof $1.25.
1880-CC EF, nearly Unc. $2.25.
1880-O Bright Unc. $1.20.
1880-S Unc. $1.25.
1881 Proof $1.25.
1881-CC AU $3.15.
1881-O Unc. $1.20.
1881-S [Unc.] Brilliant mint lustre $1.25.
1882 Brilliant Proof $1.25.
1882-CC Nearly Unc.$7.25.
1882-S Unc. $1.20.
1883 Proof $1.25.
1883-CC EF $1.35.
1883-O Unc. $1.50.
1883-S Brilliant Proof $2.30.
1884 Proof $1.25.
1884-O Practically Unc. $1.20.
1884-S EF $1.20.
1885 Brilliant Proof $1.25.
1885-CC Unc. $21.00.
1885-O EF, some mint lustre $1.20.
1885-S VF $1.25.
1886-S Unc. Perfect in every respect $26.50.
1887 Brilliant Proof $1.15.
1887-S Unc. $12.50.
1888 Brilliant Proof $1.15.
1888-S Brilliant Unc. $12.50.
1889 Light purple Proof $1.25.
1889-CC Brilliant Unc. $1.40.
1889-O VF $1.20.
1890 Brilliant Proof $1.25.
1890-CC Unc. $1.20.
1890-CC Brilliant semi-proof, nearly equal to a perfect brilliant Proof $1.25.
1890-O Unc. $1.20.
1890-S Unc, $1.75.
1891 Brilliant Proof $1.25.
1891-CC Unc.; bright Proof surface $1.65.
1891-S Unc. $4.20.
1892 Proof; brilliant on obverse, and light purple on reverse $1.25.
1892-CC Unc, $1.65.
1892-O Brilliant Mint State $3.15.
1892-S EF. $1.20.
1893Sharp brilliant Proof with wire edge $1.25.
1893-CC Brilliant Proof $2.12.
1893-O Brilliant Proof $1.90.
1893-O VF $1.15.
1894 Brilliant Proof $1.30.
1894-O Brilliant Unc. $1.20.
1894-S Brilliant Unc. $1.40.
1895 Brilliant Proof. Rare $2.
1895-O EF, mint lustre $1.40.
1895-S Brilliant semi-proof, nearly equal to a brilliant Proof $1.40.
1896 Brilliant Proof $1.25.
1896-S Unc. $1.20.
1897 Brilliant Proof, wire edge $1.25.
1897-O Brilliant Mint State. $1.50.
1897-S Brilliant Unc. $1.40.
1898 Sharp brilliant Proof $1.20.
1898-S Unc. $1.20.
1899 Brilliant Proof $1.20.
1899-S Brilliant semi-proof; equal to a brilliant Proof $1.45.
1900 Brilliant Proof; wire edge $1.20.
1900-O Unc.. $1.20.
1900-S Brilliant semi-proof $1.30.
1901 Brilliant Proof $1.25.
1902 Brilliant Proof $1.25.
1903-O Unc. $1.50.
1903-S Unc. Proof surface $1.75.