UNITED STATES - MORGAN DOLLARS - Set of four $1...
UNITED STATES - MORGAN DOLLARS - Set of four $1 “Morgan / Liberty Head” coins,
1879–1885.
Obverse: Head of Liberty facing left, wearing a Phrygian cap adorned with a wreath of cotton and ears of
wheat. Legend “E · PLURIBUS · UNUM,” thirteen stars, and year of issue. Design by George T. Morgan.
Reverse: American eagle with outstretched wings holding an olive branch and arrows, surrounded by a
wreath; inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “ONE DOLLAR.”
Mint mark below the wreath, when present.
Lot composition:
1879 $1 coin—Philadelphia, no mint mark—mintage 14,806,000.
1884-S $1 coin—San Francisco—mintage of 3,200,000.
1884-O $1 coin—New Orleans—mintage of 9,730,000.
1885-O $1 coin—New Orleans—mintage: 9,185,000.
Edge: Fluted.
Legal weight: 26.73 g per coin.
Metal and fineness: 900 silver.
Diameter: 38.10 mm.
Total legal weight: 106.92 g.
Total face value: 4 dollars.
Condition: TTB to TTB+; varying patinas, circulation marks, and marks on the
rims.
UNITED STATES - MORGAN DOLLARS - Set of four $1 “Morgan / Liberty Head” coins,
1879–1885.
Obverse: Head of Liberty facing left, wearing a Phrygian cap adorned with a wreath of cotton and ears of
wheat. Legend “E · PLURIBUS · UNUM,” thirteen stars, and year of issue. Design by George T. Morgan.
Reverse: American eagle with outstretched wings holding an olive branch and arrows, surrounded by a
wreath; inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “ONE DOLLAR.”
Mint mark below the wreath, when present.
Lot composition:
1879 $1 coin—Philadelphia, no mint mark—mintage 14,806,000.
1884-S $1 coin—San Francisco—mintage of 3,200,000.
1884-O $1 coin—New Orleans—mintage of 9,730,000.
1885-O $1 coin—New Orleans—mintage: 9,185,000.
Edge: Fluted.
Legal weight: 26.73 g per coin.
Metal and fineness: 900 silver.
Diameter: 38.10 mm.
Total legal weight: 106.92 g.
Total face value: 4 dollars.
Condition: TTB to TTB+; varying patinas, circulation marks, and marks on the
rims.
