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1885 $1 MS

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.7734 oz +2.59%
$46.67
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The 1885 Morgan dollar is an extremely common coin and is widely available in all circulated grades as well as uncirculated grades through MS66, above which this piece becomes scarce. It is especially tough in MS67 and in MS68 levels is exceptionally rare, though the handful of existing specimens in that grade range draw heavy bids from registry set collectors. PLs and DMPLs are much scarcer across the board than their typical MS counterparts but not impossibly so, as there are many survivors of each even into the MS65 territory. At MS66 and above they become rare.

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: 7494
Designer: George T. Morgan
Obverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Obverse Lettering: E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1885
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
Coin Date: 1885
Denomination: $1
Designation: MS
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Mintage: 17,787,000
Coinage Type: Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years: 1878-1921
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #: 7158
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Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.7734 oz +2.59%
$46.67
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Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Greysheet & CPG® Values by grade for 1885 $1 MS
Grade CAC CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS68 CAC $29,000 $1,234
MS68 - $24,000 $1,234
MS67 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS67 - $1,234 $1,234
MS66 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS66 - $1,234 $1,234
MS65 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS65 - $1,234 $1,234
MS64 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS64 - $1,234 $1,234
MS63 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS63 - $1,234 $1,234
MS62 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS62 - $1,234 $1,234
MS61 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS61 - $1,234 $1,234
MS60 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS60 - $1,234 $1,234
AU58 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU58 - $1,234 $1,234
AU55 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU55 - $1,234 $1,234
AU53 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU53 - $1,234 $1,234
AU50 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU50 - $1,234 $1,234
XF45 CAC $1,234 $1,234
XF45 - $1,234 $1,234
XF40 CAC $1,234 $1,234
XF40 - $1,234 $1,234
VF35 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF35 - $1,234 $1,234
VF30 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF30 - $1,234 $1,234
VF25 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF25 - $1,234 $1,234
VF20 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF20 - $1,234 $1,234
F15 CAC $1,234 $1,234
F15 - $1,234 $1,234
F12 CAC $1,234 $1,234
F12 - $1,234 $1,234
VG10 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VG10 - $1,234 $1,234
VG8 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VG8 - $1,234 $1,234
G6 CAC $1,234 $1,234
G6 - $1,234 $1,234
G4 CAC $1,234 $1,234
G4 - $1,234 $1,234
AG3 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AG3 - $1,234 $1,234

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1885 $1 MS65 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. CDN: $185 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 17,787,76...
1885 $1 MS65 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. CDN: $185 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 17,787,76...
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1885 $1 MS66 PCGS. CAC. Housed in a Generation 3.0 green label holder. CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage ...
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1885 $1 AU55 NGC. CDN: $67.52 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 17,787,767. ...
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