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1884-O One Dollar MS Values
Details
This popular O-mint Morgan dollar is widely available in circulated grades and even up through MS65, growing incrementally scarcer with each grade point above that. It seems this issue fared better strike wise than many other New Orleans dollars, which often come soft in the strike. MS67s are very scarce and the handful of survivors above that are extremely rare. PLs and DMPLs are scarcer than their typical MS counterparts for this issue but are not necessarily rare except above the grade of a straight MS65.
This coin is made of 90% silver; 10% copper and has a current melt value of $58.56
Obverse: 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: 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.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
New Orleans
Mintage:
9,730,000
Coinage Type:
Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years:
1878-1921
Composition:
90% silver; 10% copper
Mint Mark:
O
Physical Characteristics
Fineness:
0.9
Weight:
26.73 gr
Weight:
0.8594 oz
Precious Metal Weight:
0.7734 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
38.1 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1884
Obverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Reverse Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, ONE DOLLAR
Reverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
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