1802 $1 PR65 Certification #-28301, PCGS #6905

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Owner's Comments

Estimated grade. Sold by Stack's Jan '84 price realized $60500

Expert Comments

P. Scott Rubin

The sales of 1802 Proof Silver Dollars at auction have been in the $800,000 to low $900,000 range, this for a coin that is not always appreciated for its rarity. This coin should break the Million Dollar mark soon. With only four coins currently known (2012) it is the most common issue of the Proof Silver Dollars of 1801 thru 1803. While this seems almost silly to think of a coin with a known population of 4 as common, since it is only common by comparison. The 1801 has a known population of two and the 1803 of three. What makes this even stranger is that the 1804 silver dollars have known populations of eight for the original type 1 and six for the type 3 restrike.
1 known – 1804 Type 2 Restrike with plain edge (Smithsonian Collection never offered for sale)
2 known – 1801 Proof (last sold in 1989 for $82,500 also highest price)
3 known – 1803 Proof (last sold in 2007 for $672,750 – Proof(66) also highest price)
4 known – 1802 Proof (highest price 2008 for $920,000 – Proof(65) Cameo)
6 known – 1804 Type 3 Restrike with lettered edge (last sold in 2009 for $2,300,000 – Proof(58)also highest price)
8 known – 1804 Type 1 Original (highest price 1999 for $4,140,000 – Proof(68))

PCGS #

6905

Designer

Robert Scot

Edge

Lettered: HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT

Diameter

40.00 millimeters

Weight

27.00 grams

Mintage

Metal

90% Silver, 10% Copper

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Region

The United States of America

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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity by Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity by Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	10	R-9.5	4 / 5 TIE	4 / 5 TIE
All Grades	10	R-9.5	5 / 5	5 / 5
60 or Better	5	R-9.7	3 / 5 TIE	3 / 5 TIE

Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.
65 or Better	10
All Grades	10
60 or Better	5

Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.
65 or Better	R-9.5
All Grades	R-9.5
60 or Better	R-9.7

Relative Rarity by Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	4 / 5 TIE
All Grades	5 / 5
60 or Better	3 / 5 TIE

Relative Rarity by Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	4 / 5 TIE
All Grades	5 / 5
60 or Better	3 / 5 TIE

Condition Census Learn More

Pos	Grade	Thumbnail	Pedigree and History
1	PR64 PCGS grade		Captain John W. Haseltine - possibly from the set of coins Haseltine exhibited at Cogan’s Jewett Sale in January 1876 - Thomas Cleneay Collection - S.H. & Henry Chapman 12/1890:949 - Peter Mougey Collection - Thomas Elder 9/1910:962 - John P. Lyman Collection - S. Hudson Chapman 11/1913:14 - H. O. Granberg Collection - B. Max Mehl 7/1919:30 - unknown intermediaries - B. Max Mehl private treaty, 1/1937 - Ambassador and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb - Bowers & Merena 11/1988:3770 - Don Hosier - Superior 2/1991, not sold - Jack Lee Collection - Heritage 11/2005:2199, $316,250 - Heritage 10/2012:4594, $411,250 - Jim O'Neal Collection - Heritage 4/2015:5134, $329,000
1	PR64 PCGS grade		Dr. G.F.E. Wilharm Collection - B. Max Mehl 2/1921:592, $21 - Virgil M. Brand (journal number 106474) - Armin Brand - B.G. Johnson, 2/27/1937 - William Forrester Dunham Collection - B. Max Mehl 6/1941:1055, $127.50 - 1942 ANA Convention, sold privately by Abe Kosoff to Michael Higgy - Michael Higgy Collection - Kosoff 9/1943:817, $250 - Beverly Hills Stamp & Coin Co. (Max L. Justus FPL, 8/1957) - Abe Kosoff - Ken Nichols - Newport Balboa Savings and Loan - Abe Kosoff - unknown intermediaries - Stack’s 9/1978, 304, $40,000 - Ellis H. Robison Collection - Stack’s 2/1982, 1884, $43,000 - Larry Whitlow - Larry Hanks - Superior “Auction ‘84” 7/1984:171, not sold - subsequently sold by Larry Hanks to a Pennsylvania collector - Bowers & Merena 6/1986:1734, $39,600 - Superior 9/1993:1301, $68,750 - Stack’s 10/1995:696, $66,000 - Philip Flanagan Collection - Bowers & Merena 11/2001:4297, $120,750

#1 PR64 PCGS grade

Captain John W. Haseltine - possibly from the set of coins Haseltine exhibited at Cogan’s Jewett Sale in January 1876 - Thomas Cleneay Collection - S.H. & Henry Chapman 12/1890:949 - Peter Mougey Collection - Thomas Elder 9/1910:962 - John P. Lyman Collection - S. Hudson Chapman 11/1913:14 - H. O. Granberg Collection - B. Max Mehl 7/1919:30 - unknown intermediaries - B. Max Mehl private treaty, 1/1937 - Ambassador and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb - Bowers & Merena 11/1988:3770 - Don Hosier - Superior 2/1991, not sold - Jack Lee Collection - Heritage 11/2005:2199, $316,250 - Heritage 10/2012:4594, $411,250 - Jim O'Neal Collection - Heritage 4/2015:5134, $329,000

#1 PR64 PCGS grade

Dr. G.F.E. Wilharm Collection - B. Max Mehl 2/1921:592, $21 - Virgil M. Brand (journal number 106474) - Armin Brand - B.G. Johnson, 2/27/1937 - William Forrester Dunham Collection - B. Max Mehl 6/1941:1055, $127.50 - 1942 ANA Convention, sold privately by Abe Kosoff to Michael Higgy - Michael Higgy Collection - Kosoff 9/1943:817, $250 - Beverly Hills Stamp & Coin Co. (Max L. Justus FPL, 8/1957) - Abe Kosoff - Ken Nichols - Newport Balboa Savings and Loan - Abe Kosoff - unknown intermediaries - Stack’s 9/1978, 304, $40,000 - Ellis H. Robison Collection - Stack’s 2/1982, 1884, $43,000 - Larry Whitlow - Larry Hanks - Superior “Auction ‘84” 7/1984:171, not sold - subsequently sold by Larry Hanks to a Pennsylvania collector - Bowers & Merena 6/1986:1734, $39,600 - Superior 9/1993:1301, $68,750 - Stack’s 10/1995:696, $66,000 - Philip Flanagan Collection - Bowers & Merena 11/2001:4297, $120,750