Morgan Silver Dollar Value
Morgan Dollar (1878-1921) Melt Value: $20.90 Last Updated: 2/6/2021 7:16 AM EST This page shows trends for Morgan Dollar melt values. A coin's numismatic value may be higher than its melt value. See pricing for U.S. Silver Coins in the NGC US Coin Price Guide. Coin Specifications. 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars The 1921 Morgan Silver Dollar is a popular coin for collectors all over the world. It was an important coin that helped usher in the westward expansion of the United States. There are unique characteristics about the 1921 Morgan Silver Dollar as compared to Silver coins that preceded them. The Morgan Dollar stands out as one of the oldest official currencies of the United States, with each coin being comprised of 90% silver and a face value of $1 USD. For these reasons, the Silver Morgan Dollar coins maintain a high degree of popularity across silver coin collectors, particularly those with a focus on the 90% silver coins.
The Morgan Silver dollars represent the best in silver coin manufacturing at its time. It's the most valuable of the silver coins the United States has minted in the late 1800's and early 1900's partly because of it's size, and silver content.
This is not a coin you want to carry around in your pocket. At near 27 grams and an inch and a half in diameter this baby is large and heavy by modern day coin standards.
The Morgan Dollar is minted in 90% silver and 10% copper. This means the coin is worth $21.05 based off its silver content alone. Bookmark this page (Ctrl+D) and come back to get the current melt value for this coin. It's updated every 15 minutes.
These coins were minted from 1878-1904 and then in 1921. The original design was for that of a half dollar. In order to mint the coin on the Dollar the die needed to be larger and the words half dollar were replaced with 'one dollar'.
The coin was originally designed by George T. Morgan, and thus the name Morgan Dollars.
The Morgan was the first silver dollar that was minted after the demonetization of silver set by congress in the Coinage Act of 1873.
Checkout Top 10 Most Valuable Morgan Silver Dollars or get the full Morgan Silver Dollar Price List, for an even large list of morgan vlaues.
* Notice as of December 2006 it is illegal to melt down US Minted Pennies and Nickels, and there is a $10,000 fine to help enforce the law. It is legal however to melt down silver dollars, half dollars, dimes, quarters for their content.
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Morgan Silver Dollar Values
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- *list does not count the newer Presidential Dollars
Here is a current list of the top 10 most valuable Morgan Silver Dollars from general circulation (updated: 2021). These do not reference error coins, just the standard issued Morgan Silver Dollars. The value/worth is based off the coin in great condition.
- 1.) 1893 S Morgan Silver Dollar - Worth $550,000
- 2.) 1901 Morgan Silver Dollar - Worth $425,500
- 3.) 1889 CC Morgan Silver Dollar - Worth $280,000
- 4.) 1884 S Morgan Silver Dollar - Worth $215,000
- 5.) 1893 O Morgan Silver Dollar - Worth $180,000
- 6.) 1895 O Morgan Silver Dollar - Worth $165,000
- 7.) 1896 O Morgan Silver Dollar - Worth $140,000
- 8.) 1886 O Morgan Silver Dollar - Worth $140,000
- 9.) 1892 S Morgan Silver Dollar - Worth $130,000
- 10.) 1893 CC Morgan Silver Dollar - Worth $70,000
Morgan Silver Dollar Value 1879
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Morgan Silver Dollar Value 1921
- *list does not count the newer Presidential Dollars