Morgan Dollar S$1 2021- MS [Type]

Designers: George T. Morgan (Morgan) and Anthony de Francisci (Peace), translated by modern Mint artists. Weight: 26.73 grams. Composition: .999 silver, .001 copper (net weight .8585 oz. pure silver). Edge: Reeded. Mints: Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco.

Key to Collecting: Congress passed the 1921 Silver Dollar Coin Anniversary Act (P.L. 116-286) “to mint and issue $1 coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of completion of coinage of the Morgan dollar and the 100th anniversary of commencement of coinage of the Peace dollar.” The resulting products, first struck in 2021, are not precise copies of the older coins. Instead, per the authorizing legislation, the coins “honor” the original Morgan and Peace dollars with “renditions” of the designs used on the original Morgan and Peace silver dollars. With the aid of modern technology, Mint artists created the modern designs based on historical Mint assets.

Some of the first-year-of-issue Morgan anniversary coins were minted in Philadelphia with “CC” and “O” privy marks to represent the historical mintages of Carson City and New Orleans.

In November 2021 the Mint announced plans to produce the coins as recurring products, in various finishes and using multiple Mint facilities. These plans went awry the very next year due to a shortage of silver planchets, but from 2023 onward the coins have been produced annually.

Aspects of Striking and Appearance: Coins in both designs are quite beautiful and very well struck—even the Peace dollar, which, thanks to modern Mint technology, is not subject to the weakness of strike that plagued its predecessor.