Silver Dollars

The Morgan Dollar is a silver United States dollar coin. The dollars were minted from 1878 to 1904 and again for one more year in 1921. The Morgan Dollar is named after its designer, George T. Morgan, who designed the obverse and reverse of the coin. Morgan's monogram appears near Lady Liberty's neck on the obverse. The dollar was authorized by the Bland-Allison Act of 1878. It has a fineness of .900, giving a total silver content of 0.77344 troy ounces (24.057 grams) per coin.

Mintmarks appear underneath the tail feathers of the bald eagle on the reverse between the letters D and O in Dollar. Mintmarks include:
 

(Morgan Dollars 1878 - 1921)

Last Updated 03/05/2009

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  Blank (Philadelphia Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CC (Carson City Mint in Carson City, Nevada)
D (Denver Mint in Denver, Colorado)
O (New Orleans Mint in New Orleans, Louisiana)
S (San Francisco Mint in San Francisco, California)


Of all of these mints, the dollars from Carson City hold more value because of their usually low mintages, as well as a western connection.
 

Date: 1879
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1879 S
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1880 S
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1882 S
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1882 S
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1883
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1883 S
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1883 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1884 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1884
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1884
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1884 O
Price:
$35.00                                  


Date: 1885
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1885 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1886
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1887
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1889
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1889 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1889 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1890 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1890
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1891 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1891 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1891 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1896 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1897 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1897 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1897 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1899 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1899 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1899 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1900 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1900 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1900 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1901 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1901 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1901 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1902 O
Price:
$30.00                                  


Date: 1902
Price:
$30.00