Morgan Dollars
December 23rd, 2009
The Morgan Dollar was a silver dollar issued from 1878 to 1904. One more year of production took place in 1921. The coin takes its name from the designer George T. Morgan. The coin’s obverse features an image of Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap with agricultural elements including wheat, oak, and cotton incorporated into the band. The reverse of the coin features a Bald Eagle grasping an olive branch and arrows with a wreath surrounding. Morgan Dollars were minted usually in high numbers at five different mints, although there are several key dates. Similar to other coins of the era the composition was 90% silver and 10% copper.
Morgan Dollar Coin Specifications
| Dates: | 1878-1904, 1921 |
| Mints: | Caron City |
| Denver | |
| New Orleans | |
| Philadelphia | |
| San Francisco | |
| Composition: | 90% silver |
| 10% copper | |
| Weight: | 26.73 grams |
| 0.86 ounces | |
| Diameter: | 38.1 mm |
| 1.5 inches |