Category: 1882-1885 Morgan Dollars

The 1883 Morgan Dollar (Buy on eBay) minted at Philadelphia is one of the more available coins of the series. The total mintage was 12,290,000 with some of this number distributed in later years, preserving a plentiful supply of gem examples for collectors. Even coins graded MS65 can be acquired for less than $200. The […]

The 1882-CC Morgan Dollar (Buy on eBay) was one of three Carson City mint issues that made up the majority of the GSA Morgan Dollars distributed during the 1970’s. This hoard represented the remaining coins from the Treasury hoard after the payout of silver dollars was stopped years earlier. The GSA hoard contained 605,029 of […]

Despite the scant mintage of 228,000 for the 1885-CC Morgan Dollar (Buy on eBay), the coins remain plentiful in mint state grades. The coin is actually more of a rarity in circulated grades, since few of the coins actually circulated, but were held back from release in Treasury vaults. More than half the original mintage […]

Despite the lower mintage, the 1883-CC Morgan Dollar (Buy on eBay) remains plentiful in higher mint state grades. This is due to the large number sold through the General Services Administration in the 1970’s. They sold bags of mostly Carson City silver dollars that had been sitting in their vaults for more than a century. The […]

The 1882 Morgan Dollar (Buy on eBay) represented another higher mintage issue from the Philadelphia Mint with 11,100,000 coins produced. For the next eight years, the Philadelphia Mint would continue to mint Morgan Dollars in quantities of greater than 10 million, with several years above the 20 million mark. For this year, higher grade coins […]

Despite having a mintage of 3,200,000 and the general availability of circulated coins, the 1884-S Morgan Dollar (Buy on eBay) is a major rarity in mint state. The coins were distributed to the channels of commerce and circulated for many decades. Not much attention was paid to the coin until much later on, when it […]