Morgan dollar
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The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morgan dollars | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States silver dollar coin ⓘ |
| category | numismatic coin ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | circulating coin at time of issue ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | highly collected U.S. coin ⓘ |
| collectingField | United States numismatics ⓘ |
| composition |
10% copper
ⓘ
90% silver ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | one dollar ⓘ |
| designerObverse | George T. Morgan ⓘ |
| designerReverse | George T. Morgan ⓘ |
| diameter | 38.1 millimeters ⓘ |
| edge | reeded ⓘ |
| faceDesignTheme | Liberty ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th century United States ⓘ |
| introducedFollowing | Bland–Allison Act ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| legend |
ONE DOLLAR
ⓘ
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | 26.73 grams ⓘ |
| metalType | silver ⓘ |
| mintedAt |
Carson City Mint
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denver Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ New Orleans Mint ⓘ Philadelphia Mint ⓘ San Francisco Mint ⓘ |
| mintingEndYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| mintingResumedYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| mintingStartYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| mintMark |
CC for Carson City
ⓘ
D for Denver (1921 only) ⓘ O for New Orleans ⓘ S for San Francisco ⓘ no mint mark for Philadelphia ⓘ |
| mintMarkLocations |
reverse below wreath (1878–1904)
ⓘ
reverse below wreath above DO in DOLLAR (1921) ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | bimetallic standard ⓘ |
| motto |
E pluribus unum (shared national motto)
ⓘ
surface form:
E PLURIBUS UNUM
IN GOD WE TRUST ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George T. Morgan ⓘ |
| notableVariety |
1878 7 over 8 tail feathers
ⓘ
1878 7 tail feathers ⓘ 1878 8 tail feathers ⓘ 1889-CC ⓘ 1893-S ⓘ 1895 proof ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
Liberty Head (Type 1)
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberty head
|
| obverseDesignDescription | profile of Lady Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap with agricultural motifs ⓘ |
| replaced | Seated Liberty dollar ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | eagle with outstretched wings ⓘ |
| reverseDesignDescription | bald eagle with outstretched wings clutching arrows and olive branch within a wreath ⓘ |
| reverseDesignTheme | American eagle ⓘ |
| silverWeight | 0.77344 troy ounce ⓘ |
| thickness | 2.4 millimeters ⓘ |
| usedIn | United States commerce ⓘ |
| value | 1 United States dollar ⓘ |
| wasReplacedBy | Peace dollar ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.