US · One Dollar · 1878–1921
Morgan Silver Dollar (1878–1904, 1921)
America's most-collected silver dollar. Heavy, struck in millions across five mints, with countless die varieties cataloged by VAM. Many bag-fresh examples surfaced from Treasury vaults in the 1960s, suppressing prices for the type but not the keys.
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Reference photos
Obverse
Photo: United States Mint / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006_San_Francisco_Mint_Centennial_Dollar_Obverse.jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: Obverse: Sherl J. Winter; Reverse: George T. Morgan. US Mint / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SanFranciscoMintCommemorative.JPG (public-domain) 
Photo: www.usmint.gov / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2021_Morgan_Dollar_in_Display_Box.jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: www.usmint.gov / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2021_Morgan_Commemorative_Dollar_Obverse.png (public-domain) 
Photo: Albertomos / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA-1921-one-dollar-r.jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: Amfeli / Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-4.0) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moneda_de_1_d%C3%B3lar_USA_1921.jpg (cc-by-4.0) 
Photo: Mintaren / Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-sa-4.0) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_dollar_(obv).jpg (cc-by-sa-4.0) 
Photo: Ron1883 / Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-sa-4.0) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rmglae2_1883O_101015y.jpg (cc-by-sa-4.0) 
Photo: Homer Davenport / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Is_this_democracy%27s_last_word_by_Homer_Davenport.jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: frankieleon / Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-2.0) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lady_Liberty_(3009534110).jpg (cc-by-2.0) 
Photo: Boston Public Library / Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-2.0) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peninsular_furnaces,_stoves_and_ranges_-_the_best_(front).jpg (cc-by-2.0) 
Photo: Bruxton / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PCGS_coin_slab_hologram.jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: Bruxton / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NGC_slabbed_Morgan_dollar_from_the_Fitzgerald_collection.jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: Bruxton / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PCGS_certified_1898-O.jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_dollars_of_1923_and_1888_(1).jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: Anemonemma, Generalissima, 3df / Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-sa-4.0) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_Dollars.jpg (cc-by-sa-4.0) 
Photo: Bartholomew, Charles Lewis 'Bart', 1869-1949 / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Almighty_Dollar_-_DPLA_-_d1b629523e28276e09bbee7d6cb9b07c.jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: Tom Hilton / Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-2.0) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morgan_Dollar_Obverse_(54341002045).jpg (cc-by-2.0) 
Photo: United States Mint / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa-1-dollar-1921.jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: United States Mint / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa-1-dollar-1921_(1).jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: Bruxton / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toned_Morgan_dollars.jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSM_V54_D318_Lion_head_can_be_seen_in_the_inverted_coin.jpg (public-domain) 
Photo: Brandon Grossardt for the image; George T. Morgan for the coin design. / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morgan_Dollar_1880S_Obverse.png (public-domain) 
Photo: E.S. Gardner / Wikimedia Commons (public-domain) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Weighing_and_Counting_-_Coiners_Dept_New_Orleans_Mint_1897.jpg (public-domain)
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Specifications
| Designer | George T. Morgan |
|---|---|
| Composition | 90% silver / 10% copper |
| Weight | 26.73 g |
| Diameter | 38.1 mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Series | Morgan Dollar |
| Years issued | 1878–1921 |
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Key dates & varieties
| Year | Mintmark | Variety | Mintage | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | CC | — | 756K | semi-key |
| 1889 | CC | — | 350K | key |
| 1893 | S | — | 100K | key |
| 1894 | P | — | 110K | key |
| 1895 | P | Proof only | 880 | key |