U.S. Silver Dollars

1878 7-Tail Feather Reverse of '78 Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-64

Undergoing multiple revisions in just its first year of issue, the 1878 Philadelphia Morgan dollar would ultimately end up with four distinctive variety types. When first issued, the Morgan's iconic eagle possessed eight-tail feathers, but not long after...

1878-S Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

This historic first date in America's most popular classic silver dollar series was struck from bonanza silver mined in the Wild West. Cowboys were paid just one for a long day's work. These just shy of mint-state, first year AU specimens still exhibit...

1879-S 2nd Reverse Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

The Morgan dollar's reverse underwent several design changes in its first year of issue, resulting in a number of collectible varieties. San Francisco received a number of the leftover 1878 reverse dies which were used the following year in 1879. An...

1880 Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

Issued just two years after the Morgan dollar's introduction in 1878, the 1880 Philadelphia Morgan had relatively high mintage of 12.6 million. But today it's a relative scarcity because tremendous numbers were lost in later U.S. government melts during...

1882-O Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

Although six million Morgans were struck at the Old South's branch mint in 1882, tremendous numbers were later melted. It's estimated that fewer than 7% remain in collectible condition, which makes this just shy-of-mintstate About Uncirculated grade a...

1882-O Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-63

It's authoritatively estimated that as few as 162,000 of this issue may survive today in mint-state quality and only a fraction of those qualify for this MS-63 grading. Some S-mintmark San Francisco Mint Morgan issues of the time are up to 20 times more...

1883-O Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

The New Orleans Mint had only recently reopened its doors after Reconstruction when this vintage 1883 Morgan silver dollar was struck. Weighing scarcity against price, O-Mint Morgans are typically good comparative buys and their combination of silver and...

1883-P Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-63

Morgan mintages steadily rose in the 1880s when silver was still pouring out of the Western mines, but unlike other coins of the day, many 1883 Philadelphia issues were held in reserve and later lost in government melts. Because of this, original...

1883-P Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

Morgan mintages steadily rose in the 1880s due to the plethora of silver found in Western mines. Instead of being released into circulation after striking, many of these 1883 Philadelphia issues were held in reserve, but during the 20th century untold...

1883-S Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

San Francisco's Morgan outputs fell dramatically during the mid-1880s. This 1883-S issue is the toughest to find among the first six S-Mint Morgans of the series. The price difference between this issue in mint-state and one-step lower AU is significant...

1884-O Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-64

Every Morgan collector should own a highly graded 'near gem' coin... Just a fraction of all mint-state Morgan silver dollars survive in connoisseur MS-64 quality, with extraordinarily deep luster and only trifling surface flaws. This 1884-O New Orleans...

1885-P Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-64

Morgan dollar mintages steadily rose in the 1880s and many were held in reserve at banks and issuing mints. However, vast quantities of these Morgans were later lost in government melts. The 1885 Philadelphia Morgan had an original mintage of 17,787,000...

1885-S Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

The 1885-S San Francisco Mint issue is a tough find in BU quality, with just over 4% of the original 1.5 million mintage estimated to remain today. The price of a typical BU is reflective of that, retailing for nearly $1,000 — which makes our...

1886-P Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

This no-mintmark Morgan of the principal mint was struck during the heyday of the series. Its mintage of 19.2 million was the highest of the series to that date, yet many were later lost to government melts during the world wars.

1886-P Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-63

1886-P Morgan Silver Dollar XF

.90 Silver26.73 grams38.1mmNo MMObverse: Some wear will show in hair all over, but lines will be well detailed. Slight wear will show on cotton and cheek.Reverse: Tops of legs, wing tips, and head feathers show wear. Almost all feathers gone on breast,...

1887-O Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

As few as 73,000 (just 0.6%) of the 1887-O issue is estimated to exist in mint-state condition today, which is one of the very lowest survival rates in the Morgan series. An unusually large proportion were held in reserve and lost in government melts...

1887-P Philadelphia Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

The 1887 Philadelphia (no mintmark) Morgan silver dollar was struck as mintages were peaking in this popular series. More than 20 million silver dollars were struck at the principal mint that year. A vast number of these silver dollars were held in...

1888-O Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

In 1962, the 1888-O Morgan silver dollar was a relative scarcity in the series with a very limited number available in the marketplace. But after the final Treasury releases of the 1960s this issue became more affordable. Even after...

1889-S Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Generally speaking, a lot more circulated Morgan silver dollars survive today than mint-state grades. One exception to the rule is the San Francisco Mint's 1889-S Morgan dollar. The San Francisco Mint produced a relatively low 700,000, just one-third the...

1890-S Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

Morgan mintages in the 1880s had been substantial, so few 1890 issues needed to enter commerce. Of those saved in reserve, vast numbers were later lost in government melts. A silver dollar encyclopedia estimates that less than 5% of San Francisco's...

1891-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

Many a Morgan collector has been besotted by two little letters: CC. Perhaps no other mintmark in American numismatics can conjure the nostalgia of the Old West quite like the signature of the Carson City Mint. Operating near the famous Comstock Lode,...

1891-P Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

The no-mintmark 1891 Morgan of the Philadelphia Mint had an output of only about half of the year prior. It's estimated that just 3% of its modest production survives in mint-state quality. The low survival rate makes these just shy of mint-state About...

1894-O Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

Millions of Morgan dollars were churned out in the 1880s, but by the next decade their output had begun to decline drastically. In 1894, the New Orleans Mint struck 1.7 million silver dollars which proved to be the facility's third lowest output in the...

1894-O Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

The 1894 date is the second toughest to find in the 28-date Morgan dollar series. The most affordable choice for the year is this 1894-O New Orleans issue, which is scarce in its own right. Average mint-state specimens sell for $4,375! It's estimated...

1896-P Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-64

It's a dream of many collectors to own at least one near-gem MS-64 Morgan silver dollar. But only a small fraction of Morgans qualify for this superior grade. An extremely limited number of specimens are available in this connoisseur grade for each of...

1897-O Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

This 1897-O issue is a coveted rarity in BU quality. Today it's estimated that as few as 5,500 may exist in all the world in mint-state quality. You'd pay in the four figures for the issue in mint-state quality. For just a fraction of that price you can...

1897-P Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-64

1897 Philadelphia Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-64. Only a small fraction of premium specimens exist compared to average mint-state silver dollars for a particular date; for this issue it's estimated that about 10% survive in this impressive...

1898-P Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

Although the 1898 Philadelphia mintage was larger than the production of New Orleans issues that year, fewer no-mintmark Morgans survive today in circulated quality.

1898-S Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

So few of these 1898-S Morgan dollar issues remain today in top shelf quality that you'd pay almost $1,000 for an average BU specimen. To the point, in 2015 the finest known 1898-S Morgan graded MS-68 sold for a staggering $117,500 at auction! The...

1902-O Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-64

This New Orleans Mint 1902-O issue was once a prime rarity in the Morgan series. Bags of them were discovered in the last major U.S. Treasury silver dollar releases of the early 1960s. Of these newly released mint-state coins only a few qualified for...

1903-S Morgan Silver Dollar Good to Fine

The 1903-S Morgan dollar had by far the lowest mintage for the date: only 1.2 million were struck for circulation. And just a tiny proportion of that limited number have survived to our day. Authoritative opinion estimates that as few as 20,000 may exist...

1921-D Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

The Denver Mint began producing coinage in 1906, two years after the Morgan had been suspended. Then, in 1921, the government decided that more silver dollars were needed. George T. Morgan, now the U.S. Mint's Chief Engraver, redesigned his famous coin...

1921-P Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-64

This final Morgan silver dollar was redesigned by the U.S. Mint's George T. Morgan, 43 years after he created his original in 1878. The Morgan series was suspended in 1904 and the existing hubs destroyed. So the revived final 1921 date had to be...

1922 Peace Silver Dollar Certified MS-65

The small portion of surviving BrilliantUncirculated coins that make the cut andearn Gem MS-65 grading showcase sharpstrikes and above average luster for the issue,demonstrating excellent overall eye appeal. Asassurance of their high quality, each...

1922-S Peace Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

In 1922, the famous San Francisco branch mint released its first Peace silver dollars. They were the last silver dollar type struck for U.S. commerce by "the Granite Lady," which had been one of the few public buildings to survive the 1906 San Francisco...

1924-P Peace Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

This 1924 no mintmark issues from the principal Philadelphia Mint had an output that was just 20% of the peak mintage of 1922. Many were never released into circulation and instead stored in treasury bags for decades. Just shy of mint state About...

1925-P Peace Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

In 1925, the no-mintmark Philadelphia Mint's Peace dollar production was less than one-fifth of its peak 1922 output. Its output of 10.2 million was the principal mint's lowest annual mintage for the years 1922-1925. Just a fraction of those silver...

1926-D Peace Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

About Uncirculated silver dollars are just a shade below mint-state quality. They boast original mint luster, but reveal just a trace of wear at the highest points of the design. In 1926 the Denver Mint issued only 2.3 million Peace dollars for...

1926-S Peace Silver Dollar Extra Fine

The 1926-S Peace dollar production rose to 6.9 million, but as few as 1% of the original mintage are estimated to survive in mint-state. By contrast, BU specimens of the peak-production 1922 Philadelphia issue are believed to be over 50 times as...

1934-D Peace Silver Dollar Extra Fine

The Congressional quota for Peace dollars was reached in 1928 and production was suspended. Six years later, in the depths of the Depression, minting was resumed. The 1934-D Peace silver dollar was the last of just five Denver Mint issues in the entire...

1934-P Peace Silver Dollar Extra Fine

In the early 1930s during the Great Depression, coin output was greatly curtailed. No silver dollars were issued at all from 1929 to 1933. Then in 1934 as part of President Roosevelt's economic recovery plan, the U.S. Treasury was again required to...

1934-S Peace Silver Dollar Extra Fine

In 1934, the San Francisco Mint struck a scant 1,011,000 Peace dollars. For collectors today, the 1934-S in mint-state condition is considered a key date of the series — even garden-variety average BUs sell for thousands of dollars! Circulated specimens...