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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:
195715
Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1889
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
Variety:
Pitted Reverse
Variety 2:
VAM-5A
Coin Date:
1889
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
21,726,000
Coinage Type:
Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years:
1878-1921
Composition:
90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #:
43109
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Coin Value History
1889 $1 Pitted Reverse, VAM-5A MS
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1889 $1 Pitted Reverse, VAM-5A MS
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1889 $1 Pitted Reverse, VAM-5A, MS64 PCGS. A Hit List 40 Variety. PCGS Population: (13/1). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64....
$360
1889 $1 Pitted Reverse, Clashed N, VAM-5B, MS63 PCGS. A Hit List 40 Variety. PCGS Population: (22500/18968). NGC Census: (2...
$159
1889 $1 VAM-5A, Pitted Reverse MS62 PCGS. Hit List Variety. PCGS Population: (9/23 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). M...
$119
1889 $1 Pitted & Clashed MS61 NGC. VAM-5B. Hitlist-40. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (1/14)....
$66
1889 $1 VAM-5A, Pitted Reverse MS64 ANACS. A Hitlist-40 Variety. ...
$228
1889 $1 VAM-5A, Pitted Reverse MS63 PCGS. A Hit List Variety. PCGS Population: (10/13). NGC Census: (0/0). MS63. ...
$144
1889 $1 Pitted Reverse, VAM-5A, Hit List, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/23 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). MS62....
$180
1889 $1 VAM-5A, Pitted Reverse MS63 PCGS. A Hit List Variety. PCGS Population: (9/13). NGC Census: (0/0). MS63. ...
$192
1889 $1 Pitted & Clashed, VAM-5B, MS62 NGC. Hitlist-40. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (7/13)....
$129
1889 $1 Pitted Reverse, VAM-5A MS63 PCGS. Hit List. PCGS Population (3/6). NGC Census: (0/0). From The Parcfeld Collecti...
$258
1889 $1 Pitted Reverse, VAM-5A, MS62 PCGS Secure. Hit List. PCGS Population (7/13 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+)....
$106
1889 $1 VAM-5A, Pitted Reverse MS62 PCGS Secure. Hit List. PCGS Population (6/12). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$164
1889 $1 Pitted Reverse & Clashed, VAM-5B, MS62 NGC. Hitlist-40. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (4/11)....
$212
1889 $1 Pitted & Clashed Reverse, VAM-5B MS62 NGC. Hitlist-40. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (4/10)....
$188
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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