List of Morgan Dollars

The Morgan Dollar was a USA silver coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and then again in 1921. It had a currency value of one US dollar. In 2021, a .999 Silver Morgan Dollar was released to mark the 100th anniversary of the last Morgan Dollar.

The name Morgan derives from the designer George T. Morgan (1845-1925). Morgan was originally from Birmingham, England but moved to America in 1876 to become the assistant engraver at the US Mint. He later became Chief Engraver of the U.S.Mint from 1917 until 1925. Morgan is probably best known for the Morgan Dollar but he designed many other coins too.

		1878-CC Morgan Dollar Mintage: 2,212,000
		1879 Morgan Dollar Mintage: 14,806,000
		1880 Morgan Dollar (1880-P) Mintage: 12,600,000
		1880-CC Morgan Dollar Mintage: 495,000
		1880-S Morgan Dollar Mintage: 8,900,000
		1881-O Morgan Dollar Mintage: 5,708,000
		1881-S Morgan Dollar Mintage: 12,760,000
		1882 Morgan Dollar (1882-P) Mintage: 11,100,000
		1882-CC Morgan Dollar Mintage: 1,133,000
		1882-S Morgan Dollar Mintage: 9,250,000
		1883-O Morgan Dollar Mintage: 8,725,000
		1884 Morgan Dollar (1884-P) Mintage: 14,070,000
		1885 Morgan Dollar (1885-P) Mintage: 17,787,000
		1886 Morgan Dollar (1886-P) Mintage: 19,963,000
		1887 Morgan Dollar (1887-P) Mintage: 20,290,000
		1888 Morgan Dollar (1888-P) Mintage: 19,183,000
		1889 Morgan Dollar Mintage: 21,726,000
		1890 Morgan Dollar Mintage: 16,802,000
		1891-CC Morgan Dollar Mintage: 1,618,000
		1892-CC Morgan Dollar Mintage: 1,352,000
		1892-O Morgan Dollar Mintage: 2,744,000
		1893 Morgan Dollar (1893-P) Mintage: 378,000
		1894 Morgan Dollar (1894-P) Mintage: 110,000
		1894-O Morgan Dollar Mintage: 1,723,000
		1895-O Morgan Dollar Mintage: 450,000
		1896 Morgan Dollar (1896-P) Mintage: 9,976,000
		1897 Morgan Dollar (1897-P) Mintage: 2,822,000
		1898-O Morgan Dollar Mintage: 4,440,000
		1899-O Morgan Dollar Mintage: 12,290,000
		1900 Morgan Dollar (1900-P) Mintage: 8,830,000
		1901-O Morgan Dollar Mintage: 13,220,000
		1902 Morgan Dollar (1902-P) Mintage: 7,994,000
		1903 Morgan Dollar (1903-P) Mintage: 4,652,000
		1904-O Morgan Dollar Mintage: 3,720,000
		1921-S Morgan Dollar Mintage: 21,695,000
		2021 Morgan Silver Dollar - CC Privy Mark Mintage: 175,000

More Information on Morgan Dollars

The Morgan Dollar was a USA silver coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and then again in 1921. It had a currency value of one US dollar. In 2021, a .999 Silver Morgan Dollar was released to mark the 100th anniversary of the last Morgan Dollar.

The name Morgan derives from the designer George T. Morgan (1845-1925). Morgan was originally from Birmingham, England, where he worked with William Wyon but moved to America in 1876 to become the assistant engraver at the US Mint. The image of Liberty was modelled by a Philadelphia school teacher named Anna Willess Williams.

Morgan later became Chief Engraver of the U.S.Mint from 1917 until 1925 and he is probably best known for the Morgan Dollar, although he designed many other coins too. You can see a small 'M' on the truncation of the neck.

The Morgan Dollar was brought about due to the Bland–Allison Act of 1878 and during the early days the coin was often referred to as the Bland Dollar (after Richard P. Bland who introduced the Bill), although some called it the buzzard dollar as they disliked the image of the eagle.

Specifications

• Diameter: 38.1 mm
• Thickness: 2.4 mm
• Weight: 26.73 g
• Edge: Reeded
• Silver Content: 90% (Copper 10%)

In all, over 650 million Morgan Dollars were minted. They were made in five different mints:

• Philadelphia (No mint mark, although modern coins use 'P')
• New Orleans (Mint mark = 'O')
• San Francisco (Mint mark = 'S')
• Carson City (Mint mark = 'CC')
• Denver (in 1921 only: Mint mark = 'D')

The Morgan Dollar remains a popular coin with collectors and investors.

We have a few articles on Morgan Dollars:

• The Morgan Dollar – 1878 to 1921
• What is a Morgan Dollar?