PCGS PR64+
PCGS PR64+
- PCGS #:
- 6985
- Designer:
- Christian Gobrecht
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 38.10 millimeters
- Weight:
- 26.73 grams
- Mintage:
- 15
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $132,250 • PR66 • 08-15-2004 • American Numismatic Rarities
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 12 |
| 60 or Better | 11 |
| 65 or Better | 2 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-9.5 |
| 60 or Better | R-9.5 |
| 65 or Better | R-9.9 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 5 / 27 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 6 / 27 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 4 / 27 TIE |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 5 / 38 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 6 / 38 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 4 / 38 TIE |
Condition Census What Is This?
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#1 PR64+ PCGS grade
F.C.C. Boyd Collection - Numismatic Gallery 1/1945:132 - Numismatic Gallery 8/1949:221 - B. Max Mehl 5/1950:814 - Amon G. Carter, Jr. Collection - Stack's 1/1984:250 - Queller Family Collection of Silver Dollars - Heritage 4/2008:214, $103,500 - Bill Nagle, sold privately in 11/2009 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part II - Heritage 10/2014:98605, $44,062.50 - Heritage 1/8/2016:5471, $42,300 - Kagin’s |
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#2 PR64 estimated grade
Possibly Dr. J. Hewitt Judd - Numismatic Gallery - purchased as part of a complete 1844 silver and minor proof set by John Jay Pittman on 4/5/1948 for $400 - John Jay Pittman Collection, Part I - David Akers 10/1997:833 - Philip Kaufman Collection - Heritage 6/2008:1247 - Heritage 8/2008:23479, $83,375 - Heritage 7/2009:1149, $69,000 - Greensboro Collection, Part III - Heritage 4/2013:4332, $70,500 |
| #3 PR63 PCGS grade |
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#3 PR63 estimated grade
Heritage 1/2007:1061, $44,850 |
| #3 PR63 estimated grade |
#6 PR62 PCGS grade
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| #6 PR62 PCGS grade |
| #6 PR62 estimated grade |
Proof 1844 Silver Dollars are extremely rare. Experts have estimated that as many as fifteen examples many be known, but we have found only five distinct examples plus as many as four more possibilities. Most of the known examples are brilliant Proofs, but a few are Cameos. No Deep Cameo Proofs are known.
John Jay Pittman's example was part of a complete 1844 silver and minor proof set housed in an original moroccan leather case from which the gold coins had been removed. According to researcher Saul Teichman, this set was once part of the Col. E.H.R. Green estate. B.G. Johnson sold the set for $285 to R. Green (no relation to Col. Green) on 7/1943. Green offered the set in the May 1944 issue of The Numismatist for $550. Years later (in 1948), Pittman purchased the set for $400, a substantial discount from Green's asking price. In 2008, Heritage sold Pittman's Proof 1844 Dollar for $83,375 (all by itself).