Morgan Silver Dollars

1886-P Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-64

The principal Philadelphia Mint was nearing its peak of Morgan silver dollar production when this issue emerged in 1886. Today as few as 2% of this mintage is estimated to survive in connoisseur MS-64 quality, with burning luster and especially beautiful...

1888 P & O Morgan Silver Dollar Pair MS-64

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 rarities in the series, difficult to find in any grade...

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,...

1902-S Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

It's by far the scarcest Morgan of 1902 and the second most elusive 20th century S-mint silver dollar. Just 1.5 million were released for circulation (less than 20% of the New Orleans 1902 production). Today as few as 60,000 may survive in nicely...

1880-O Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This early New Orleans Mint Morgan dollar is quite scarce in mint-state condition, although a good number of circulated specimens have survived. A silver dollar encyclopedia estimates that as few as 12,000 may survive in the Brilliant Uncirculated...

1881-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Most numismatists rank this early San Francisco Mint issue as generally the most beautifully struck in the entire 1878-1921 series. Its silver was mined at such fabled Western sites as Comstock and Tombstone. This legend of the Old West is especially...

1883-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The Carson City Mint's total Morgan output accounts for just 2% of the entire series; a minuscule figure that only adds to its Wild West allure. The majority of Carson City's 1883 Morgans were stashed away and held in reserve in Treasury bags, left to...

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 clearly detailed Very Fine quality we offer or higher...

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 contrast, two to three million of some earlier O-Mint...

1896 O & S Morgan Silver Dollar Pair Very Fine

U.S. 1896-O New Orleans and 1896-S San Francisco Morgan Silver Dollar Pair, Very Fine. These 1896 Morgans from the Rare Decade are a really tough find in mint-state quality. Today they each regularly retail for four figures. After production most of...

1896-P Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-63

Today the 1896 Philadelphia Mint Morgan issue stands out as one of the best buys from the rare decade. Most of the key rarities in the Morgan series are from the 1890s, when mintages plummeted after the repeal of the Silver Purchase Act in 1893. Even...

1897-P Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

The 1897 Philadelphia Morgan was once an elusive rarity. The large majority were lost in government melts, but when the Treasury sold off all its last remaining bags a good number were included. Only about one-third as many silver dollars were produced...

1898-O Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

At one time in the not so distant past, the 1898-O New Orleans Morgan silver dollar was among the most costly mint-state coins in the series. It was said that even the largest dealers were all unlikely to have a single mint-state 1898-O Morgan dollar in...

1899-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Fewer Morgan silver dollars were minted in Philadelphia in 1899 than in San Francisco. But only one-third as many 1899-S BUs are estimated to survive today. In fact just 1% of the 1899-S issue's 2.5 million production may remain in mint-state quality...

1878 7/8-Tail Feather Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

In the Morgan dollar's 1878 first year of issue, the eagle's original eight tail feathers were disputed. George T. Morgan then prepared master dies with seven tail feathers, corresponding to his original conception. But some remaining 8-tail feather dies...

1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-65

This early Morgan is one of the first five S-Mint issues which are considered to be the best-struck in the entire series. The San Francisco facility divided its 1879 production between two relatively scarce types. We offer the revised convex eagle...

1881-P Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

Morgan silver dollars carry the double dynamic of silver value and numismatic value. These big, precious beauties are one of the most popular coins to collect and this issue is a great place to start. This coin circulated well over a century ago, when a...

1885 Morgan & 1925 Peace Silver Dollar Pair Extra Fine

1885 Morgan Silver Dollar XF -- Minted 140 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 to Boston. Struck during...

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 million at Philadelphia. Today, comparatively few 1886-S...

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 grades. These specimens display sharp detail...

1891-O Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The 1891-O New Orleans Morgan is a tough find in Uncirculated quality. Just 7.9 million were minted and it's estimated that less than 50,000 may survive today in mint-state quality. By contrast, up to four million of some earlier San Francisco Mint...

1892-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

With a production of just 1,352,000, this "key scarcity" 1892-CC Morgan proved to be the next-to-last CC Morgan dollar issued as the legendary Carson City Mint stopped coin production after 1893. A silver dollar encyclopedia estimates that less than 5%...

1892-S Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

1892-S San Francisco Morgan Silver Dollar, Extra Fine. It's the second rarest Morgan circulation issue in mint-state quality. BU specimens sell for over $50,000 when they can be found! However, this San Francisco Mint issue is reasonably affordable in...

1893-P Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

We were thrilled to acquire a few of these rare Morgans, but we're over the moon to share that these specimens are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition! The repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act in 1893 led to a drastic plunge in silver dollar...

1895-O Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

The repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act in 1893 led to a drastic, temporary plunge in silver dollar production. Overall, fewer Morgans were issued in 1895 than any other date in the series. Much of the 450,000 output by New Orleans was released...

1898-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

In 1898 the San Francisco Mint issued the fewest silver dollars of any facility. It's estimated that as few as 32,000 of the 1898-S dollars survive in BU quality. Over 10 times as many 1898 Philadelphia dollars and over 20 times as many of the New...

1899-P Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Among 90-some different circulation issues in the lengthy Morgan series, only five had mintages lower than 350,000. With a total circulation mintage of just 330,846, this 1899 Philadelphia (no mintmark) issue had the second lowest production by the...

1900-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

As hard-asset Morgan silver dollars continued to be struck for commerce at the turn of the century in 1900, their purchasing power was close to that of their debut year of 1878. Many Americans still earned just one dollar for a day's work. It was enough...

1901-P Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

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

1901-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

We rarely feature this early 20th century S-mintmark issue because so few are ever available in the marketplace. Perhaps 1% of the original mintage, less than 25,000, are estimated to survive in mint-state quality. That's an extremely low figure for the...

1878 7-TF & 1921 Morgan Silver Dollar BU Pair

1878 7-TF Morgan Silver Dollar BU: When the Morgan dollar debuted in 1878, a kerfuffle ensued regarding the number of tail feathers an eagle possessed. This desirable seven-tail feather, flat-breast variety was struck to replace the original eight-tail...

1878 7/8-TF Morgan Silver Dollar MS-63

Considered an essential specimen for a comprehensive collection, the doubled tail feather (or seven over eight) 1878 Philadelphia variety can be a tough Morgan to track down in mint-state grades. However, we've recently acquired enough of these sought...

1878-CC, 1879-CC, 1892-CC & 1893-CC Morgan Silver Dollars Extra Fine

For more than a century, Morgan collectors have been bewitched by the CC mintmark. There is arguably no other coin produced by the U.S. Mint that can transport a person through time quite like the CC Morgan. As if by magic, holding that big silver dollar...

1878-S, 1883-CC, 1896 & 1904-O Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-63 Collection

1878-S Morgan Silver Dollar MS-63 – When the first year 1878-S Morgan was struck, the San Francisco Mint had only recently opened its newest facility which was equipped with the latest and greatest technology. The first five years of Morgans output by...

1878-S-1882-S Morgan Silver Dollar 5 Coin Set Brilliant Uncirculated

Ask any seasoned numismatist, and they’ll tell you: the crown jewels of the Morgan dollar series are the first five issues struck at San Francisco between 1878 and 1882. Among the 95 different Morgans, these legendary coins stand out as the finest,...

1879-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

In only the second year of the series, just 756,000 Morgans were output for commerce by Carson City in 1879. In today's world, that translates to a very small number of specimens that survive in mint-state quality – their scarcity commands a premium: in...

1879-S, 1880-S & 1882-S Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-63 Trio

Having outgrown its original facility, in 1874 the San Francisco Mint opened its new digs, complete with the most advanced minting contraptions, gadgets and gizmos of the day. Its minting prowess was still apparent years later when it produced the...

1879-S, 1890-S & 1921-S Morgan and 1923-S, 1925-S & 1926-S Peace Silver Dollars Extra Fine

1890-S Morgan Silver Dollar XF – Morgan mintages in the 1880s had been substantial, so few 1890 issues were needed. Of those saved, vast numbers were lost in government melts. It's estimated that less than 5% survives today in this Extra Fine condition...

1880-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Our Brilliant Uncirculated quality has nice original luster and no sign of wear (some bags marks are present, as is normal).

1881 & 1891 Morgan Silver Dollar Pair About Uncirculated

1881 Morgan Silver Dollar AU: Morgan silver dollars boast the double dynamic of silver and numismatic value. Although 9.2 million were struck by Philadelphia in 1881, vast numbers have since been lost to melts and attrition in the 14 decades since issue,...

1881-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Merely 296,000 1881-CC Morgans were struck by the isolated Carson City Nevada branch mint. Up to 30 times that number were produced at the principal Philadelphia Mint that years. And significant numbers were output in San Francisco and New Orleans. That...

1881-O Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-63

Weight: 26.73 grams Composition: .900 fine silver Diameter: 38.1 mm Edge: reeded

1881-O, 1882-O & 1888-O Morgan Silver Dollar BU Trio

1881-O Morgan Silver Dollar BU – New Orleans output 5.7 million silver dollars in 1881, but today that mintage is deceiving as many of these historic issues would later fall into the government's melting pot during the world wars. As such, less than 3%...

1881-S Morgan Silver Dollar AU & 1916-1947 Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar AU

1881-S Morgan Silver Dollar AU — Morgan dollar was the only coin struck by the San Francisco Mint. Consequently, special care was lavished on the production of these silver treasures. The 1881-S is often singled out by numismatists as the most...

1883 & 1884 Morgan Silver Dollar Pair Extra Fine

1883 Morgan Silver Dollar XF: 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, a large portion of these 1883 Philadelphia issues were held in...

1883-O & 1885-O Morgan Silver Dollar Pair Brilliant Uncirculated

1883-O Morgan Silver Dollar BU – Struck by the historic Old South facility in the heyday of the series, this vintage silver dollar still looks as if it just left the New Orleans Mint, even though that was more than 14 decades ago! Although the 1883-O's...

1883-P & 1883-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Pair Very Fine

1883 MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR VF: This 1883 Philadelphia Morgan had an original mintage of 12,291,039, but today fewer than 10% are estimated to survive in collectible condition.1883-CC MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR VF: Nevada's small Carson City Mint struck just 1.2...

1884-S Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

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

1885-CC Morgan Silver Dollar in GSA Case Brilliant Uncirculated

Only about 2% of the entire Morgan mintage was struck at the isolated Carson City, Nevada mint, which was located near the fabled Comstock Lode. Upon output, many of these elusive treasures were held in storage and never entered commerce. During the...