The unprecedented crossover underscores his personal efforts to combat “grade inflation.”
Obverse Description
Portrait of Liberty centered. On the left are found 7 stars with the words E*PLURIBUS*UNUM followed by 6 stars on the right. The date is positioned at the bottom.
Reverse Description
The heraldic eagle is centered holding a bunch of arrows and branch surrounded by and olive leaves. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * ONE DOLLAR frame the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears above the letters DO of DOLLAR.
Catalog Information
GSID:
7724
Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1881
Reverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Reverse Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, ONE DOLLAR
Fineness:
0.9
Weight (gr):
26.73 gr
Weight (oz):
0.8594 oz
Precious Metal Weight:
0.7734 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
38.1
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Coin Date:
1881-O
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
New Orleans
Mint Mark:
O
Mintage:
5,708,000
Coinage Type:
Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years:
1878-1921
Composition:
90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #:
97129
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1881-O $1 MS DMPL
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1881-O $1 MS62 Deep Prooflike NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 Fatty holder. CDN: $275 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62....
$360
1881-O $1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS....
$372
1881-O $1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS....
$8,100
1881-O $1 MS64+ Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (110/5)....
$2,040
1881-O $1 MS61 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (68/960). NGC Census: (51/537). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PC...
$216
1881-O $1 MS60 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. NGC Census: (8/584). PCGS Population (23/894). Numismedia Wsl. Price for probl...
$184
1881-O $1 MS62 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (182/764). NGC Census: (212/334). CDN: $275 Whsle. Bid for NGC/...
$480
1881-O $1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. ...
$432
1881-O $1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS....
$6,600
1881-O $1 MS64+ Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (110/5)....
$1,980
1881-O $1 MS61 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (51/537). PCGS Population: (68/960). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCG...
$192
1881-O $1 MS60 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. PCGS Population: (23/439). NGC Census: (7/282). Numismedia Wsl. Price: $44....
$115
1881-O $1 MS62 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (178/782). NGC Census: (209/328). CDN: $275 Whsle. Bid for NGC/...
$312
1881-O $1 Pummeled Eye, VAM-1D, MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A Hit List 40 Variety. PCGS Population: (1/2 and 0/0+)....
$1,140
1881-O $1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. ...
$4,080
1881-O $1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. ...
$1,200
1881-O $1 MS61 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population (55/934). NGC Census: (41/547). Numismedia Wsl. Price for probl...
$142
1881-O $1 MS62 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (210/329). PCGS Population: (178/776). CDN: $275 Whsle. Bid for NGC/P...
$300
1881-O $1 So-Called O/S, VAM-5, MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A Hit List 40 Variety. PCGS Population: (5/1 and 0/0+)....
$1,020
1881-O $1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. ...
$7,200
Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS [Type]
Worth: $41 – $80,000
Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS PL [Type]
Worth: $50 – $7,800
Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS DMPL [Type]
Worth: $75 – $42,000
Morgan $1 Carson City Mint MS [Type]
Worth: $70 – $50,000
Morgan $1 Carson City Mint, GSA Hoard Hard package MS [Type]
Worth: $270 – $5,400
1878 8TF $1 MS
Worth: $40 – $102,000
1878 8TF $1 MS PL
Worth: $200 – $4,400
1878 8TF $1 MS DMPL
Worth: $575 – $27,000
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS
Worth: $41 – $3,200
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS PL
Worth: $72 – $6,600
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS DMPL
Worth: $240 – $42,000
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS
Worth: $45 – $26,400
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS PL
Worth: $200 – $9,900
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS DMPL
Worth: $425 – $30,000
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS
Worth: $41 – $3,200
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