With a minimum 1895 Morgan silver dollar value in the hundreds of dollars, your coin is very scarce and very desirable to collectors. Of particular interest is the mint that struck the coin. Silver dollar collections are often formed around the different mints striking coins and in 1895 only two mints were involved.
What is an 1895 O Morgan silver dollar worth?
CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1895 O Morgan Silver Dollar value at an average of $350.00, one in certified mint state (MS+) could be worth $165,000.
How can you tell if a 1895 Morgan silver dollar is real?
The surfaces are grainy, especially in the deepest parts of the design. Compare those to the smooth surfaces of the genuine 1895 Proof, and you’ll see just how different they are. At NGC, we are lucky to have graded genuine 1895 Proof Morgan dollars over 350 times.
How many silver dollars were struck in 1895?
Mysterious Disappearance. According to U.S. Mint records, there were 12,000 circulation strike Morgan silver dollars struck for 1895, and 880 Proof specimens struck. However, research has accounted for 750 to 800 of the 1895 Morgans, all of them, proofs.
Are there any 1895 Philadelphia Morgan dollars left?
Since no circulation strikes are known to exist for the 1895 Morgan Dollar, proof examples are extremely expensive. For the scarce 1895 Philadelphia Morgan Dollars that still exist, they most often only come up as auction pieces, though a few will appear in the hands of established coin dealers.
What years was the Morgan silver dollar minted?
Morgan dollar. The Morgan dollar was a United States dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904, and again in 1921. It was the first standard silver dollar minted since production of the previous design, the Seated Liberty dollar, ceased due to the passage of the Coinage Act of 1873, which also ended the free coining of silver.
What was the name of the first silver dollar?
Both the Barbers and Morgan came up with a design featuring a Liberty head, but Linderman preferred Morgan’s design, and the Liberty Head dollar (more commonly known as the Morgan dollar or the Morgan Silver Dollar) was born. The first production runs of the new coin were characterized by problems.
