FROM THE M & S PETTY COLLECTION Ex Sterling Collection, as noted on the insert. Tied for SECOND FINEST GRADED. The 1844 silver dollar saw a mintage of only 20,000 and they were all struck from a single pair of dies. Any Mint State example is a real prize for the advanced collector, as this date is elusive even in circulated grades. At the present grade, this date is EXTREMELY RARE and highly desirable. Totally original and very high end! A rich antique dove, pewter, gold, olive, and lilac-gray patina blankets the essentially GEM quality surfaces. A creamy mint frost glows with an ember-like brilliance under the color, bringing out the subtle shifts in iridescence to life. Aside from a minor mint made "strike through" at the upper left obverse rim, the strike is crisp and complete. The eye appeal is excellent in every possible way! Ex Sterling Collection; Legend Numismatics (2003); Legend Set #2; Legend Numismatics; our consignor. PCGS 3, NGC 1, CAC 2. The only PCGS MS64 to sell realized $41,125 in June 2013. Today the PCGS Price Guide value is listed at $45,000 and the CAC CPG value is $54,000. There is a single MS65 graded finer, which last sold "raw" in Stack's October 1992 sale of the Floyd T. Starr Collection and is now impounded in the D. L. Hansen Collection. This is a once a decade offering and an opportunity not to be missed. Do not let it get away! Cert. Number 25596528 PCGS # 6930