1889-S Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1889-S Dollar, DMPL in uncirculated specimen can be valued between $550.00 and $57,500.00, depending on its grade and strike quality.

Looking back at auction records, the highest price was achieved by a Mint State grade that was hammered at $52,875.00 in the 07/16/2020 by renowned auctioneer Legend Rare Coin Auctions, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: George T. Morgan

Edge: Reeded

Diameter: 38.10 millimeters

Weight: 26.73 grams

Mintage: 700,000

Mint: San Francisco

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Series: Morgan Dollars 1878-1921

1889-S Dollar, Dmpl (Regular Strike) – Price Chart

If you are aware of your coin’s grade, refer to the following chart to determine its value:

Grade	Price($)
MS-66	57,500.00
MS-65+	42,500.00
MS-65	32,500.00
MS-64+	9,750.00
MS-64	6,150.00
MS-63+	3,500.00
MS-63	2,750.00
MS-62+	1,450.00
MS-62	1,000.00
MS-61	625.00
MS-60	550.00

If you are unsure of the grade, you can assess it based on the coin’s condition. More detailed information here.

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
Mint State	550.00	57,500.00	14,388.64

Please note that the estimated values are derived from the latest data in the PCGS Price Guide and are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. We strongly recommend reviewing actual auction records, which can be filtered by grade. For further insights, refer to our analysis report, which is based on these data.

Also, there are multiple versions of the 1889 Morgan Dollar. We recommend checking the values of these coins as well to ensure a comprehensive assessment.

Coin Name	Min Circulated Price($)	Max Circulated Price($)	Min Uncirculated Price($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1889-S Dollar (Regular Strike)	50.00	285.00	300.00	65,000.00
1889 Dollar (Regular Strike)	30.00	72.00	75.00	37,500.00
1889-CC Dollar (Regular Strike)	550.00	24,000.00	30,000.00	1,000,000.00
1889-O Dollar (Regular Strike)	39.00	290.00	300.00	52,500.00
1889 Dollar (Proof)	N/A	N/A	2,200.00	50,000.00
1889 Dollar VAM 5A Pitted Reverse (Regular Strike)	60.00	105.00	120.00	675.00
1889 Dollar, PL (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	100.00	3,500.00
1889 Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	160.00	13,500.00
1889 Dollar VAM 19A Bar Wing (Regular Strike)	54.00	118.00	120.00	2,750.00
1889 Dollar VAM 18 Doubled Ear (Regular Strike)	70.00	88.00	90.00	4,400.00
1889-CC Dollar, PL (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	32,500.00	425,000.00
1889-CC Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	36,000.00	300,000.00
1889 Dollar VAM 22 Bar Wing (Regular Strike)	54.00	118.00	120.00	2,500.00
1889-O Dollar VAM 2 Oval O (Regular Strike)	69.00	450.00	575.00	1,650.00
1889-O Dollar, PL (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	450.00	27,500.00
1889-O Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	475.00	95,000.00
1889-O Dollar VAM 6 Doubled Date (Regular Strike)	69.00	300.00	325.00	3,250.00
1889-O Dollar VAM 1A Clashed E (Regular Strike)	164.00	1,100.00	2,000.00	5,500.00
1889-S Dollar, PL (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	425.00	16,500.00
1889 Dollar, CAM (Proof)	N/A	N/A	2,700.00	80,000.00
1889 Dollar, DCAM (Proof)	N/A	N/A	4,500.00	57,500.00

Coins listed have various mint marks and designations indicating where they were minted and if they are special strikes. To learn more about what the different mint marks and designations mean, please refer to our Mint Mark Chart and Coin Designation Reference Chart.

1889-S Dollar, Dmpl (Regular Strike) – Auction Chart & Report

This tool is very user-friendly. Simply select the coin grade, and our system will provide detailed information including:

Lowest Sale Price
Highest Sale Price
Average Sale Price
Most Recent Sale Price
Number of Sales
Sales Volume

You can also select different time periods for your query: 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, or All time, with the default set to All time.

Grade:

Find On eBay

$276.00

Lowest Sale Price

$2,760.00

Highest Sale Price

$1,110.09

Average Sale Price

$2,640.00

Most Recent Sale Price

Number of Sales

$38,853.00

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-66+	52,875.00	52,875.00	52,875.00
MS-66	14,950.00	14,950.00	14,950.00
MS-65+	1,495.00	38,813.00	11,538.55
MS-65	26,400.00	26,400.00	26,400.00
MS-64	776.00	5,319.00	2,296.39
MS-63	276.00	2,760.00	1,110.09
MS-62	334.00	1,380.00	656.75
MS-61	408.00	504.00	460.67
MS-60	431.00	431.00	431.00

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1889-S Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike) coin across various grades from MS-60 to MS-66+. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-66+ having the highest max price $52,875.00.

Within each grade, there is also variability in prices, likely due to factors like specific coin characteristics or market conditions at time of sale. Overall, the chart illustrates how coin grade is a key driver of value for this particular 1889-S Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1889-S Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 78.65% share, followed by Superior Galleries / Bowers & Merena with 6.74% / 4.49% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1889-S Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike) coin over the years. This visual representation traces the coin's value fluctuations, illustrating periods of increase, decrease, or stability in its average auction price.

Such a historical view is indispensable for collectors, investors, or researchers who are keen on comprehending the market dynamics and the coin's value trend over an extended period.

Raw Auction Records

Here are the lasted auction records from the auction history of the past years. You can filter these records by coin grade.

Grade	Grade Source	Seller	Price($)	Sold Date
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	32,400.00	01/14/2024
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,640.00	12/04/2023
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,760.00	06/05/2023
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,040.00	10/09/2022
MS-61	NGC	Stack's Bowers	504.00	06/16/2021
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	750.00	12/23/2020
MS-66+	NGC	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	52,875.00	07/16/2020
MS-65	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	26,400.00	08/18/2019
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,280.00	06/09/2019
MS-61	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	408.00	02/03/2019
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,920.00	03/29/2018
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	780.00	02/22/2018
MS-63	ANACS	Stack's Bowers	576.00	12/13/2017
MS-63	ANACS	David Lawrence RC	528.00	09/18/2017
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,997.50	08/02/2017
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,820.00	02/16/2017
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,585.00	09/07/2016
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	2,585.00	08/10/2016
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,880.00	01/06/2016
MS-64	ANACS	Scotsman	1,150.00	10/16/2015
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,702.50	09/20/2015
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,645.00	07/12/2015
MS-63	ANACS	Great Collections	1,017.50	07/27/2014
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,410.00	04/23/2014
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	763.75	04/23/2014
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	823.00	11/01/2013
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	881.00	07/11/2013
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	705.00	04/24/2013
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,821.00	03/21/2013
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	9,988.00	01/09/2013
MS-63	ANACS	Great Collections	825.00	12/30/2012
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	470.00	11/26/2012
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	05/30/2012
MS-60	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	431.00	08/11/2011
MS-64	NGC	Stack's	1,495.00	06/15/2010
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,064.00	04/28/2010
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,025.00	03/24/2010
MS-63	ANACS	Bowers & Merena	690.00	11/13/2009
MS-63	ANACS	Bowers & Merena	633.00	08/05/2009
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	03/01/2009
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	38,813.00	07/30/2008
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,381.00	07/30/2008
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,610.00	06/26/2008
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,319.00	04/01/2008
MS-63	NGC	Superior Galleries	835.00	04/01/2008
MS-63	ANACS	Bowers & Merena	690.00	01/08/2008
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,530.00	05/01/2007
MS-65+	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	2,990.00	05/01/2007
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,456.00	08/13/2006
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	978.00	09/21/2005
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,530.00	07/27/2005
MS-64	PCGS	Superior Galleries	3,795.00	07/22/2005
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	5,703.00	04/27/2005
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,300.00	03/24/2005
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	20,700.00	02/23/2005
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	5,175.00	01/12/2005
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	690.00	01/12/2005
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	01/12/2005
MS-63	PCGS	Superior Galleries	1,495.00	01/11/2005
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	374.00	12/13/2004
MS-65+	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	3,910.00	12/08/2004
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,265.00	12/08/2004
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,668.00	09/09/2004
MS-65+	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	2,185.00	08/18/2004
MS-63	PCGS	Superior Galleries	1,265.00	08/16/2004
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	891.00	06/03/2004
MS-64	NGC	Kingswood Galleries	1,425.00	09/25/2003
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	546.00	07/26/2003
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	920.00	07/26/2003
MS-65+	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	3,565.00	07/26/2003
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,438.00	05/01/2003
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	426.00	03/24/2003
MS-66	PCGS	Superior Galleries	14,950.00	01/06/2003
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	776.00	11/25/2002
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	276.00	11/25/2002
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	518.00	11/21/2002
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	334.00	02/27/2002
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	690.00	02/01/2002
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	02/01/2002
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	355.00	12/12/2001
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	661.00	11/18/2001
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	625.00	06/13/2001
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,064.00	04/07/2001
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,495.00	11/16/2000
MS-64	SEGS	Heritage Auctions	1,400.00	04/26/2000
MS-64	PCGS	Superior Galleries	2,013.00	02/07/2000
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,495.00	01/08/2000
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	2,310.00	03/05/1998
MS-65+	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,495.00	07/30/1997