On September 1, Stack's Bowers conducted a Rarities Night session in California as part of this firm's post-ANA World's Fair of Money® auction extravaganza.
Auction lot photos of this item graded XF40
Coin Value History
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25 XF40
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25, XF40 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (1/59)....
XF40
PCGS
$89
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25, XF45 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: 10 in 45, 56 finer (7/26). CDN: $154.14 ...
XF45
PCGS
$149
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25, XF45 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (10/49). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $162 Whs...
XF45
PCGS
$204
Top 100 VAM: 1879-S $1 PCGS AU50 (VAM-25 Reverse of 1878)
AU50
PCGS
$115
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25, AU53 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (6/37 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0...
AU53
PCGS
$312
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25, AU55 NGC. Top 100 Variety. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (15/21). AU55. ...
AU55
NGC
$312
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25 AU55 PCGS. Top-100. PCGS Population (7/11). NGC Census: (0/0). From The Parcfeld Colle...
AU55
PCGS
$84
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25 AU55 PCGS. Top-100. PCGS Population (7/11). NGC Census: (0/0). From The Parcfeld Colle...
AU55
PCGS
$84
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-39, AU58 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (15/52). NGC Census: (21/64). CDN: $363 W...
AU58
PCGS
$300
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25, AU58 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (9/12 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0...
AU58
PCGS
$1,020
1879-S $1 VAM-39 VF20 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (23/117399). NGC Census: (3/111610). CDN: $36 Whsle. Bid fo...
VF20
PCGS
$71
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25, MS62 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (8/3). NGC Census: (0/0). MS62....
MS62
PCGS
$4,560
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25, MS62 ANACS. A Top 100 Vaiety. MS62. ...
MS62
ANACS
$960
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25, AU58 NGC. TOP-100. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (4/10)....
AU58
NGC
$153
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25, MS63 PCGS. TOP-100. PCGS Population (2/0). NGC Census: (0/0)....
MS63
PCGS
$494
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-25 AU58 PCGS. Top-100. PCGS Population (3/8). NGC Census: (0/0). From The Parcfeld Collec...
AU58
PCGS
$141
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