Click to enlargeJ1608/P1804

The "Schoolgirl" dollar considered to be one of the most beautiful designs ever. The schoolgirl name dates back to the April 1891 New York Coin and Stamp sale auction of the F.W. Doughty collection and was apparently given by David Proskey. This is noted by Edgar Adams on page 367 of the October 1911 edition of the Numismatist.

Not as rare as previously believed, the following 15 examples are confirmed: To see images of all of these, click here.

1) Smithsonian

2) Chase Manhattan Bank, Smithsonian

3) Fecht, ANS

4) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Bass, HWBRF-Heritage 9/22 - PCGS67, illustrated below courtesy of PCGS

5) Judd, Turoff duplicate, Leidman, Virginia collection, Heritage 1/18 FUN (not sold), Heritage 8/18 ANA at $312,000 - PCGS66, illustrated below courtesy of Saul Teichman

6) Woodward privately in 1883, Garrett-JHU, Garrett II at $105,000, I&R Goldberg 2/03 at $97,750 as NGC65, Simpson-Heritage 11/20 - PCGS65, illustrated below courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg's Coins & Collectibles.

7) Sieck-81 ANA at $28,000 (bought back), Queller-Heritage 1/09, Heritage 8/25 ANA - NGC65

8) Doughty 4/1891 ?, H.P. Smith, J.S. Jenks, Clapp, Eliasberg-B/M 5/96 at $70,400, Pogue-StacksBowers 3/20 - NGC65/PCGS65

9) Kreisberg 6/65 ?, Kentucky collection as NGC65, M. Hagen - PCGS65, pink & blue toned, imaged on NGC Explorer website

10) Goldberg 2/06, Simpson collection - PCGS65 toning pattern doesn't match any of the above pieces, possibly one of above retoned ?

11) Heritage 11/03 at $63,250 as PCGS64 gold tone from prior to 1973, Rare Coin Wholesaler’s 10/2015 and 7/24 Inventory – PCGS65

12) Fred-B/M 11/95, Lustig / Marin at $39,600, Superior 6/99 at $41,400 as PCGS63, Kagins, Teletrade 8/2/99, Teletrade 8/25/99 as NGC64, Bowers and Merena 11/2001 at $48,875, Bowers and Merena 7/02 at $43,700, southern collection, Simpson collection - dipped - illustrated at very top of page, click on thumbnail to see an enlargement

13) Anderson/Dupont-Stacks 11/54?, Ewalt-Stacks 11/65?, J.Turoff-B/M 3/94 as PCGS62 at $35,200, D. Novoselsky, Kagins, Teletrade 4/10/99, Teletrade 2/9/00 as NGC63 - cleaned, later retoned to Superior 1/03 at $37,950, Superior 7/03 at $34,500 as PCGS63 - identifiable by a nick below the "F" on "OF" on the reverse

14) Scott-B/R 5/75, Fairfield-B/R 10/77, Rothchild-Stacks 10/03 at $48,300, ANR 10/05 - PCGS62, polished

15) Empire Topics mail bid auction #2 3/31/59 lot 57?, Merkin 9/67, Superior 9/97 at $35,200, ANR 11/04 at $63,250, Heritage 8/18 at $66,000 - PCGS62 - has a raised dot in the hair behind the eye.

Many of the known examples have been cleaned.

For complete pedigree information click here. Several others are also available for viewing. Click on the links below.

Examples were also struck in copper J1609/P1805 with over a dozen known and white metal J1610/P1806 with only one example known. It is ex Doughty (1891), Hull (1895), Brand (journal #15133), Boyd, Farouk, Bolender 3/55, Bolender 9/56, Ruby, Gilhousen-Superior 10/73, Crouch-Superior 6/77.

A single obverse splasher, struck in lead, is also known as JA1879-4/P3476.

Photo of the Rogers M. Fred example courtesy of Bowers and Merena.