1885-1889

1886-P Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

It was released in the year of the first U.S. silver certificates, which were redeemable for silver dollars. The $5 note pictured five of these 1886 Morgans as assurance. While this Philadelphia...

1889-O Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

The 1889-O New Orleans issue is a tough find in Uncirculated quality, with less than 50,000 estimated to remain. In fact, fewer than 1% of the original 11.8 million mintage may survive in mint-state...

1886-O Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

In 1886, the New Orleans Mint struck nothing but Morgan silver dollars. But relatively few seem to have been kept in storage or a phenomenally high proportion was lost in later melts. Today the...

1885-S Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Just 1.5 million were struck, compared to 17.8 million at Philadelphia. This Wild West artifact had the lowest mintage of San Francisco Mint Morgans in the first eight years of the series. As few as...

1885-O Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This historic Morgan of the Old South is typical of New Orleans silver dollars when weighing scarcity against price. Just 9.2 million were produced. Many Morgans with higher mintages sell for as much...

1885-P Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Morgan silver dollar mintages steadily rose in the 1880s, when silver was still pouring out of the great Western mines. But unlike other coins of the day, many Morgan dollars were held in reserve at...

1885-P Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Minted over 130 years ago, this big silver dollar circulated when Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published. At the time, just one Morgan could pay for a boat trip from New York...

1887-P Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant 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...

1886-P Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This no-mintmark Morgan of the principal mint was struck during the heyday of the popular series. Its mintage of 19.2 million broke the previous individual record for Morgan production. But that...

1888-O Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

In 1962, the 1888-O Morgan silver dollar was a relative scarcity in the series. Now, after the final Treasury releases of the 1960s, this issue is one of the most affordable Morgans. Experts contend...

1887-O Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Due to the U.S. government melts during the two world wars and general attrition, less than 1% of this issue's original mintage is estimated to remain today in mint-state quality, which puts added...

1889-P Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Morgan mintages reached a peak in 1889, but the Philadelphia Mint created a huge silver dollar vault in that year and most of its mintage was never released to banks. The vast majority of these...

1888-O Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

In 1962, this specimen was tough to find — among the scarcest O-Mint Morgans of the 1880s. Then the final Treasury releases turned up some bags of this issue. But exceptionally high numbers had been...

1889-P Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Just 2% of this historic issue may survive in mint-state quality today. No other U.S. Morgan dollar was so affected by government melts during the world wars. Our Brilliant Uncirculated specimens...

1887-P Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

1888-P Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Morgan mintages peaked in the late 1880s, when the Philadelphia Mint was turning out about 20 million per year. Does that mean that these dates are the most common today in Brilliant Uncirculated...

1887-S Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

Struck by the esteemed San Francisco Mint with a production of just 1.8 million, the S mintmark appears below the eagle and wreath. You pay only a fraction of what Brilliant Uncirculated examples...

1888-S Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Just 657,000 were struck for commerce, the second lowest San Francisco Morgan dollar production in the entire 1878-1921 series Ì´ÌÃ" just 3% of the 1888 Philadelphia and 5% of the New Orleans...

1885-O Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Generally speaking, a lot more circulated Morgan dollars survive today than mint-state grades. One exception to the rule is the 1885-O, which can be even harder to find in nice circulated condition...

1887-S Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Its 1.8 million San Francisco mintage was far and away the lowest for the date (11 million were struck at New Orleans and 20 million at Philadelphia). Today Very Fine or better circulated specimens...

1888-P Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Morgan silver dollar mintages reached their 19th century peak in the 1880s, when silver was still pouring out of the great Western mines. At that time the Philadelphia Mint was turning out up to 20...

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...

1888-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Just 657,000 were struck, the second lowest San Francisco Morgan dollar production in the entire 1878-1921 series — just 3% of the 1888 Philadelphia and 5% of the New Orleans mintages (the only other...

1885-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The Carson City branch mint was the smallest U.S. minting facility of the time and its total Morgan dollar mintages were by far the lowest of any facility. In 1885 during the heyday of Morgan...

1886-S Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

For many Morgan dates, far fewer San Francisco issues were output than Philadelphia or Denver coins. This S-Mint issue represents just2.5% of the 1886 year's total output. That low mintage number...

1887-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

In 1887, just 1,771,000 Morgan dollars emerged at San Francisco and today comparatively few remain in mint-state quality. Just 57,000 of those — 3% of the original mintage, may now survive in...

1885-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The 1885-S San Francisco Mint issue is a tough find in Uncirculated quality, with just 3% of the original 1.5 million mintage is estimated to remain today. A vast number were held in storage and...

1887-O Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

As few as 73,000 (just 0.6%) of the 1887-O issue are estimated to exist in BU quality today. That's one of the very lowest survival rates in the Morgan series. An unusually large proportion were held...

1886-S Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Its very limited 750,000 circulation mintage was by far the lowest for San Francisco Mint Morgans in the first ten years of the series. Other S-mintmark Morgan issues of the time were up to 17 times...

1889-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

In 1889, the San Francisco Mint produced a relatively low 700,000 Morgan dollars. Most issues were placed directly into storage. Early in the 20th century this issue was considered one of the great...

1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Its extremely low 350,000 circulation mintage was only about 1.6% of the 1889 Philadelphia output. Today expert opinion holds that as few as 9,000 of the highly coveted 1889-CC may be extant in the...

1889-O Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This issue is a tough find in Uncirculated quality today, with less than 50,000 estimated to remain. In fact, under 1% of the original 11.8 million mintage may survive in mint-state quality. By...

1885-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

The Carson City branch of the U.S.Mint was the smallest minting facility of the time. In 1885 during the heyday of Morgan production, its output of just 228,000 was the lowest CC mintage of the...

1886-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1886-S San Francisco Morgan Silver Dollar, Brilliant Uncirculated. Its 750,000 mintage was far and away the lowest for the date. That year, 11 million Morgans were struck at New Orleans and 20...

1887-P Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

This historic big silver dollar emerged in the heyday of the popular series. However, vast numbers were held in reserve and later melted during two world wars, putting market pressure on circulated...

1885-O Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

For relative scarcity versus price, O-Mint Morgans are considered the best bargains of the series. The Old South mint struck nothing but Morgans in 1885, ultimately producing under 9.2 million silver...

1886-O Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Weight: 26.73 gramsComposition: .900 fine silverDiameter: 38.1 mmEdge: reeded