Q. David Bowers
The United States Coin CO' Inc. sale of the John Brooks Collection, December 10, 1914. The Brooks cabinet is another of the many Morgan dollar holdings of the era that emphasized Proofs and was bereft, or nearly so, of mintmarked issues. (More such collections could be cited here, but! have selected just a few representative examples.)
Like most runs of Proofs of the time, the Brooks Collection had just one 1878, not both varieties of tail feather configurations. The highest prices realized were $1.60 each for the 1895 (now out of favor in the market) and the hyped 1904.
1878 7 TF. Br. Proof $1.10.
1879 Br. Proof $1.05.
1880 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1881 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1882 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1883 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1884 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1885 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1886 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1887 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1889 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1890 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1891 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1892 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1893 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1894 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1895 Br. Proof $1.60.
1896 Br. Proof $1.10.
1897 Br. Proof $1.05.
1898 Br. Proof $1.05.
1899 Br. Proof $1.30,
1900 Br. Proof $1.05.
1901 Br. Proof $1.05.
1902 Br. Proof $1.10.
1903 Br. Proof $1.10.
1904 Hr. Proof $1.60.
1887 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1889 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1890 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1891 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1892 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1893 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1894 Br. Proof $1.05 [Buyer: Elmer Sears]
1895 Br. Proof $1.60.
1896 Br. Proof $1.10.
1897 Br. Proof $1.05.
1898 Br. Proof $1.05.
1899 Br. Proof $1.30,
1900 Br. Proof $1.05.
1901 Br. Proof$1.05.
1902 Br. Proof $1.10.
1903 Br. Proof $1.10.
1904 Hr. Proof $1.60.
Henry Chapman's sale of the William F. Brown Collection January 16, 1915. The three Proofs enumerated below included the popular 1895 and 1904.
1879 Br. Proof $1.30.
1895 Br. Proof $1.50.
1904 Br. Proof $1.60.
United States Coin CO Inc. sale of the George M. Andrus Collection, January 20, 1915. Offered were a number of mintmarked coins. During this era, Carson City coins of the mid-1880s were rare, but those of 1889-CC onward were generally avail-able, just the opposite of what the situation would be in the market a half century later.
1878-CC Unc., with brilliant Proof surface. $1.50. 1880-S AU, mint lustre. $1.85.
1881-CC EF and very rare. $2.00.'
1881-S Unc., brilliant mint lustre. $1.50.
1882-O Unc., mint lustre. $1.80.
1882-S Unc., brilliant mint lustre. $2.00.
1883 Unc., mint lustre. $5.00.
1883-S Br. Proof $1.25.
1884-S Unc., brilliant mint lustre with Proof surface. $2.00.
1885-O Br. Proof surface, AU. $1.50.
1885-S Unc., brilliant mint lustre. $1.60.
1889-CC Unc., mint lustre. $1.50.
1890-CC Unc., mint lustre. $1.50.
1891-CC Unc., mint lustre. $1.60.
1893-CC Br. Proof $4.25.
1895-S AU, Br. Proof surface. $1.25.
1891-O Br. Proof surface, AU. $1.15.
1893-O Br. Proof $3.10.
United States Coin Co., Inc. sale of a "Collection of U.S. Coins Belonging to a Prominent American," May 19-21, 1915. High-condition mintmarked coins predominate this offering. An Uncirculated 1893-S, rarely offered at auction, crossed the block at $4.00.
1878 8 TF. Br. Proof $1.40.
1878 7 TF. Br. Proof $1.25.
1878-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.30.
1879-CC VF $1.10.
1879-S Unc., mint lustre. $2.75.
1879-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.75.
1880-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.75.
1880-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.50.
1881-CC Unc., mint lustre. $5.25.
1881-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.75.
1881-S Unc., mint lustre, $1.30.
1882-CC EF, mint lustre. $1.25.
1882-O EF, mint lustre. $1.50.
1882-S EF. $1.10.
1883-CC Br. Proof $4.00.
1883-O EF, mint lustre. $1.10.
1883-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.20.
1884-CC VF $1.85.
1884-O Unc., mint lustre. $3.50.
1884-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.20.
1885-CC Br. Proof $10.00.
1885-O Br. Proof, about perfect. $2.30.
1885-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.60.
1886-O Unc., mint lustre. $3.25.
1886-S Unc., mint lustre. $13.50.
1887-O Unc., mint lustre. $2.00.
1887-S Unc., mint lustre. $9.00.
1888-S Unc., mint lustre. $10.00.
1889-CC EF, scarce. $1.20.
1889-O Unc., mint lustre. $3.25.
1889-S Unc., mint lustre with Proof surface. $19.00.
1890-CC VF $1.00.
1890-O Unc., mint lustre. $1.75.
1890-S Unc., mint lustre. $3.50.
1891-CC Unc., mint lustre. $1.60.
1891-O Unc., mint lustre. $1.15.
1892-CC Unc., Br. Proof surface. $4.50.
1892-O Unc., Br. Proof surface. $1.75.
1892-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.50.
1893-CC Br. Proof, very slightly impaired. $2.00.
1893-O Unc, mint lustre. $1.15.
1893-S Unc., mint lustre. $4.00.
1894-O Unc., mint lustre. $2.50.
1894-S Unc., mint lustre. $2.00.
1895 Br. Proof $1.50.
1895-O Unc., mint lustre. $1.75.
1895-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.20.
1896-O Unc., mint lustre. $1.20.
1896-S Unc., Proof surface. $1.75.
1897-O Unc., mint lustre. $1.75.
1897-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.75.
1899 Br. Proof $1.25.
1899-S Unc., mint lustre. $1.75.
1900-O EF, mint lustre. $1.20.