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1881-S $1 MS DMPL

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.7734 oz +13.77%
$29.33
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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: 7725
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-S
Denomination: $1
Designation: MS
Mint Location: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Mintage: 12,760,000
Coinage Type: Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years: 1878-1921
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #: 97131
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Coin Value History
1881-S $1 MS DMPL
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1881-S $1 MS DMPL
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Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.7734 oz +13.77%
$29.33
GSID:7725 PCGS:97131 Shop related

Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Grade CAC CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS68 CAC $65,000 $1,234
MS68 - $54,000 $1,234
MS67 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS67 - $1,234 $1,234
MS66 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS66 - $1,234 $1,234
MS65 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS65 - $1,234 $1,234
MS64 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS64 - $1,234 $1,234
MS63 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS63 - $1,234 $1,234
MS62 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS62 - $1,234 $1,234
MS61 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS61 - $1,234 $1,234
MS60 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS60 - $1,234 $1,234

Auction Prices

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1881-S $1 MS65 Deep Prooflike NGC. Housed in a Generation 4 fatty holder. CDN: $835 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65....
$750
Sold 12/15/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS67 Deep Prooflike NGC....
$9,000
Sold 10/2/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS66 Deep Prooflike NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. NGC Census: (91/11). PCGS Population: (87/9). CDN...
$2,280
Sold 9/15/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. Housed in a small-sized holder....
$360
Sold 9/8/2025
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1881-S $1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. This piece is housed in a Generation 1.2 "rattler" holder....
$408
Sold 3/10/2025
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1881-S $1 MS68 Deep Prooflike NGC. ...
$28,800
Sold 1/14/2022
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1881-S $1 NGC MS62 DMPL
$185
Sold 11/2/2020
DLRC
1881-S $1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. ...
$930
Sold 3/3/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS67 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. With a 12.7 million=piece mintage, the 1881-S Morgan dollar represents the secon...
$18,000
Sold 9/8/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS66 Deep Prooflike NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. NGC Census: (91/11). PCGS Population: (87/9). CDN...
$2,220
Sold 9/15/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.0 green label holder....
$480
Sold 3/10/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. ...
$288
Sold 9/3/2024
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS68 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. ...
$32,900
Sold 5/1/2016
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS62 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (59/1204). PCGS Population (67/967). Numismedia Wsl. Price for probl...
$106
Sold 9/30/2014
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. ...
$960
Sold 12/9/2024
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS67 Deep Prooflike NGC....
$10,200
Sold 4/4/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS66 Deep Prooflike NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. NGC Census: (91/11). PCGS Population: (87/9). CDN...
$3,840
Sold 9/15/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. This piece is housed in a green PCGS holder....
$432
Sold 3/3/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (354/719). NGC Census: (258/982). CDN: $245 Whsle. Bid for NGC/...
$264
Sold 3/11/2024
Heritage Auctions
1881-S $1 MS68 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. Ex: Jack Lee. The 1881-S has long been recognized ...
$40,250
Sold 4/10/2007
Heritage Auctions
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