1896 Morgan Silver Dollar. Proof-66 (PCGS).，This wonderfully original specimen is bathed in rich copper-rose patina with swirls of lighter sandy-gold intermingled on the obverse. Vivid undertones of iridescent blue, lilac and antique gold also exist to tempt the viewer. Fully struck from the rims to the centers, as befits the method of manufacture, this silky smooth example will please even the most discerning numismatist. Whereas Proofs of the 1888 to 1893 era are the most consistently unattractive in the Morgan dollar series (due to lightness of strike in the centers), those delivered between 1896 and 1898 are among the most beautiful. Special care seems to have been taken in the preparation of dies during the latter era, resulting in some of the most sharply defined and aesthetically appealing Proof Morgan dollars available in todays market. Far more carefully preserved than the typically offered survivor in the Proof-60 to Proof-64 grade range, this upper end Gem ranks among the finest certified from a mintage of 762 Proofs.，PCGS# 7331. NGC ID: 27ZT.，PCGS Population: 18; 19 finer (Proof-68 finest).，
