The June 4, 2000, Dr. Jon Kardatzke Collection Parts II & III, Sale 5
Lot 785
1895-O. EF-40. Untoned and well struck for the date. Scarce and always in demand by collectors. Light handling marks from circulation.
Lot 786 
1895-S. MS-62. A frosted, original white example of this Morgan dollar rarity. We're tempted to call it Choice, and it may end up in an MS63 case at some point, but the tiny abrasions seem enough to be a little conservative here. Only 400,000 struck, partly as a lingering effect of the Panic of 1893. Rare since the day it was made!
Lot 787
1895-S. VF-25. Lightly cleaned some time ago, and now evenly toned. Always in demand as a rare date.
Lot 788
1896. MS-65. Superb surfaces and lovely silvery rose color. A rim nick at 11 o'clock reverse keeps it from a higher grade.
Lot 789
1896. Mint Error. MS-61. The upper right reverse was struck through something which left a long straight indentation from the rim above OF AME, affecting the outer three feather tips of the eagle's wing. The obverse is weakly struck on the opposing stars. Morgan silver dollar errors are rare, and always popular with collectors.
Lot 790
1896. A partial roll of 17. About Uncirculated to Brilliant Uncirculated. A partial roll of 17 coins. Some have light toning, others are bright and frosty. A common date, but fun to break up and make a profit on. Lot of 17 pieces.
Lot 791 
1896-O. MS-61. Light scuffs and some bagmarks on the obverse, but the silver is a pleasing original pearl white in color. A decent BU!
Lot 792 
1896-S. MS-63. Decidedly a Choice dollar with nice white luster and a minimum of marks. Very desirable as a rarity in this widely collected series.
Lot 793
1897 and 1897-S. Both grade Mint State 60 to 63. Each has nice surfaces and delicate peripheral toning. Lot of 2 coins.
Lot 794
1897-O. AU-58. Lightly toned, and another coin that "just misses" mint state.
Lot 795
1897-O. AU-58. Milky white, from being dipped a few times, and showing just a hint of wear. The marks are all small. A long pin scratch in front of Liberty's face is nearly invisible.
Lot 796
1897-O. AU-55. Frosty and original, with very little wear, even on the high points.
Lot 797
1897-S. MS-61. Nice luster and clean surfaces except for some light lines on the obverse and an old cut on the reverse at 3 o'clock near the border.
Lot 798
1898-O (2 pieces), 1899-O, 1900-O, 1901-O, 1902-O (2 pieces) and 1904-O Morgans. This group grades Mint State 60 or better and most are toned. Perfect for the date collector. Lot of 8 coins.
Lot 799
1898-S. MS-60. Brilliant and better looking than it sounds.
Lot 800
1899-O, 1900, 1901-O, 1902-O, 1903 and 1904-O. All MS 60 or better. Lot of 6 coins.
Lot 801
1899-S. MS-62 Semi-Prooflike. A fiery white coin with a few old album slides on the cheek.
Lot 802
1900-S. MS-60. Lightly toned and pleasant.
Lot 803
1900-S. MS-60. Luster's a bit subdued and has lots of small abrasions.
Lot 804 
1901. PCGS graded MS-62 Premium Quality. A well-struck example of this rarity, with hard-white luster, but some very faint lines. Having said all that, this is a very decent and fairly choice example of a 1901-P silver dollar. Just plain tough to find in BU.
Lot 805
1901-S. AU-58. A frosty, untoned specimen that has few bagmarks and really nice surfaces for the grade. Where's the wear? Let the buyer decide.
Lot 806
1901-S. AU-55. Milky white surfaces from having been dipped a few times, but the wear is very slight and none of the abrasions is very noticeable. Pleasant enough for a 55!
Lot 807
1902-S. AU-55. Some scuffs on the face, but otherwise a nice, only lightly marked coin with just a touch of circulation wear.
Lot 808 
1903. PCGS graded Proof 65. Childs. A beautiful, mostly brilliant example of this scarce, late-date Morgan Proof. Mirror fields are deep on both sides; the reverse showing the eagle moderately frosted against a white background, while the obverse displays a pale grayish iridescence atop similar deeply mirrored fields. Liberty's portrait is gleaming, rather than frosted, a characteristic of this period of silver dollar Proofs. Not many 1903 Proofs are in this exalted quality league!
Ex Walter H. Childs Collection, Bowers and Merena, August 30, 1999, lot 519.
Lot 809
1903. MS-63. A very nice example for the grade.
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