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MORGAN
SILVER DOLLARS
(1878-1921)

Images
courtesy of Heritage Numismatic
Auctions
Date |
Mintage for Circulation |
Mintage of Proofs |
Notes |
1878 |
10,500,000 |
750 |
Major
varieties include the 8 Tail Feathers reverse, 7 Tail
Feathers reverse, 7/8 Tail Feathers reverse and
Reverse of 1879. Among Proofs, the 1878 7 Tail
Feathers, Reverse of 1879 is the rarest.
|
1878-CC |
2,212,000 |
0 |
|
1878-S |
9,774,000 |
0 |
|
1879 |
14,806,000 |
1,100 |
|
1879-CC |
756,000 |
0 |
Found with
Clear and Capped (rusted) mintmarks.
|
1879-O |
2,887,000 |
est.
12 |
|
1879-S |
9,110,000 |
0 |
|
1880 |
12,600,000 |
1,355 |
|
1880-CC |
591,000 |
0 |
|
1880-O |
5,305,000 |
0 |
|
1880-S |
8,900,000 |
0 |
|
1881 |
9,162,991 |
984 |
|
1881-CC |
296,000 |
0 |
|
1881-O |
5,708,000 |
0 |
|
1881-S |
12,760,000 |
0 |
|
1882 |
11,100,000 |
1,100 |
|
1882-CC |
1,133,000 |
0 |
|
1882-O |
6,090,000 |
0 |
Look for the rare O/S
variety.
|
1882-S |
9,250,000 |
0 |
|
1883 |
12,290,000 |
1,039 |
|
1883-CC |
1,204,000 |
0 |
|
1883-O |
8,725,000 |
est.
12 |
|
1883-S |
6,250,000 |
0 |
|
1884 |
14,070,000 |
875 |
|
1884-CC |
1,136,000 |
3
known |
|
1884-O |
9,730,000 |
Unique |
|
1884-S |
3,200,000 |
0 |
|
1885 |
17,787,000 |
930 |
|
1885-CC |
228,000 |
0 |
|
1885-O |
9,185,000 |
0 |
|
1885-S |
1,497,000 |
0 |
|
1886 |
19,963,000 |
886 |
|
1886-O |
10,710,000 |
0 |
|
1886-S |
750,000 |
0 |
|
1887 |
20,290,000 |
710 |
|
1887-O |
11,550,000 |
0 |
Look for
the rare 1887/6-O overdate.
|
1887-S |
1,771,000 |
0 |
|
1888 |
19,183,000 |
832 |
|
1888-O |
12,150,000 |
0 |
|
1888-S |
657,000 |
0 |
|
1889 |
21,726,000 |
811 |
|
1889-CC |
350,000 |
0 |
Rare,
key date issue.
|
1889-O |
11,875,000 |
0 |
|
1889-S |
700,000 |
0 |
|
1890 |
16,802,000 |
590 |
|
1890-CC |
2,309,041 |
0 |
|
1890-O |
10,701,100 |
0 |
|
1890-S |
8,230,373 |
0 |
|
1891 |
8,693,556 |
650 |
|
1891-CC |
1,618,000 |
0 |
|
1891-O |
7,954,529 |
0 |
|
1891-S |
5,296,000 |
0 |
|
1892 |
1,036,000 |
1,245 |
|
1892-CC |
1,352,000 |
0 |
|
1892-O |
2,744,000 |
0 |
|
1892-S |
1,200,000 |
0 |
|
1893 |
378,000 |
792 |
|
1893-CC |
677,000 |
est.
12 |
|
1893-O |
300,000 |
0 |
|
1893-S |
100,000 |
0 |
Rare
in all grades.
|
1894 |
110,000 |
972 |
Not
as rare as the mintage suggests, but still very
popular because it "looks" rare.
|
1894-O |
1,723,000 |
0 |
|
1894-S |
1,260,000 |
0 |
|
1895 |
12,000 |
880 |
None
of the circulation strikes has ever been seen...experts
believe they were all melted down
|
1895-O |
450,000 |
0 |
|
1895-S |
400,000 |
0 |
|
1896 |
9,976,000 |
762 |
|
1896-O |
4,900,000 |
0 |
|
1896-S |
5,000,000 |
0 |
|
1897 |
2,822,000 |
731 |
|
1897-O |
4,004,000 |
0 |
|
1897-S |
5,825,000 |
0 |
|
1898 |
5,884,000 |
735 |
|
1898-O |
4,400,000 |
0 |
|
1898-S |
4,102,000 |
0 |
|
1899 |
330,000 |
846 |
|
1899-O |
12,290,000 |
0 |
|
1899-S |
2,562,000 |
0 |
|
1900 |
8,830,000 |
912 |
|
1900-O |
12,590,000 |
0 |
|
1900-S |
3,540,000 |
0 |
|
1901 |
6,962,000 |
813 |
|
1901-O |
13,320,000 |
0 |
|
1901-S |
2,284,000 |
0 |
|
1902 |
7,994,000 |
777 |
|
1902-O |
8,636,000 |
0 |
|
1902-S |
1,530,000 |
0 |
|
1903 |
4,652,000 |
755 |
|
1903-O |
4,450,000 |
0 |
|
1903-S |
1,241,000 |
0 |
|
1904 |
2,788,000 |
650 |
|
1904-O |
3,720,000 |
0 |
|
1904-S |
2,304,000 |
0 |
|
1921 |
44,690,000 |
est.
250 |
Proofs
were made on numismatist Farran Zerbe's behalf,
followed by more made for Henry Chapman.
|
1921-D |
20,345,000 |
0 |
|
1921-S |
21,695,000 |
Rumored
to exist |
Supposedly,
Proofs were made on Farran Zerbe's behalf in 1921.
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