Collecting Morgan Silver Dollars
One of the more collectible United States silver coins are the Morgan Silver Dollars. Minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, the Morgan silver dollars are named after their designer, George T. Morgan and these coins are .900 fine silver. The coins came about after the famous Comstock Lode in Nevada put a lot of unminted silver onto the market, which the U.S. Congress decided to buy up and have the Mint produce as coins.
While not as much an introductory collectible as the Peace Silver Dollar, collecting Morgan silver dollars has become an exciting and popular hobby for many Americans.
While there aren’t really any Morgan proofs on the market (with one exception), as the coins were all minted for circulation, there are Morgan silver dollars that are called Deep Mirror Proof Like (DMPL). These are usually the 1883 San Francisco Mint dollars and have a bright sheen and reflective quality. Others that are just below this grade are usually called “Prooflike.”
These two grades are the most sought-after and hardest to find (and thus nearly the most expensive) for thsoe collecting Morgan Silver Dollars. They are not the most expensive, however, as those collecting silver dollars will attest.
That is reserved fro the special varieties and error coins. Commonly called VAM coins (for “Van Allen – Mallis” – the researchers who published a definitive work on the subject), these Morgan Silver Dollars are not easily come by. There are only about 6,000 of them in total, making them extremely rare.
The only proof coin, as alluded to earlier, is the 1895 Proof Morgan Silver Dollars, which are extremely rare. The last one to sell was valued in 2009 at over $100,000! Only 880 of these proof coins are believed to exist, as the majority of this minting was either lost or melted down during the Great War.
In all, collecting Morgan silver dollars is one of the more intriguing and popular passtimes for American collectors. Of all of those collecting silver dollars, the ones who collect Morgan silver dollars are the most likely to run the gambit in experience from newcomer to old hand.
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1881-S MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR..
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1882-O MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR - XF+
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1964 kennedy Half Dollar 90% silver NR #400
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1880-O Morgan Silver Dollar
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1890 MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR-SHARP COIN
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1900 MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR
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1921 P MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR
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CANADIAN 1967 birthday silver wolf half dollar COIN PL
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1941S SILVER HALF DOLLAR MINTED IN SAN FRANCISCO
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1921 S MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR GREAT COIN
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1922 P PEACE SILVER DOLLAR
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1924 P PEACE SILVER DOLLAR
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Nice 925 Sterling Silver Dollar Lock Key Bracelet SL176
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SET OF (3) 1923 P S & D PEACE SILVER DOLLARS
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1911 y 3 Long Whiskered Silver Dragon One Dollar RARE
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2 Yuan Shih Kai Silver dollar size coins 1914 and ???
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1926s SILVER PEACE DOLLAR
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1976 CANADA OLYMPIC SILVER 5 DOLLAR COIN! 92.5% SILVER
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1966 kennedy Half Dollar 40% silver NR #349
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1943 SILVER HALF DOLLAR WALKING LIBERTY CHOICE BU COIN
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1923-S Peace Silver Dollar 7072
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2009 P LINCOLN PROOF COMMEMORATIVE SILVER DOLLAR
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1883-O MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR - XF+
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KEY DATE 1899 S MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR 1899S
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1992 P COLUMBUS QUINCENTENARY SILVER DOLLAR PROOF COIN
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3 PC LOT: $5 $2 DOLLAR BILLS SILVER CERTIFICATE / NOTE
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VINTAGE 1923 PEACE SILVER DOLLAR - L@@K HERE
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1884 UNCIRCULATED CARSON CITY SILVER DOLLAR
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AU 1922 SILVER PEACE DOLLAR -- FREE SHIPPING!! #1W
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1878 ~~~ 7 TAIL FEATHER MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR
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( 5 ) 2010 Silver American Eagles Dollars Uncirculated
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1884-O Morgan Silver Dollar
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1966 kennedy Half Dollar 40% silver NR #348
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1999 $1 SILVER EAGLE DOLLAR from mint roll
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US 1894 O Morgan Silver Dollar Liberty Eagle Coin $
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PF-67, 1587-1987 DAVIS STRAIT HEAVY CAMEO SILVER DOLLAR
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Very Fine 1941-D Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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1884-0 Morgan Silver Dollar 8294A
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2009 Lincoln Silver Dollar and Penny Collection,+ Extra
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VF/EF 1942 Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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Kennedy Silver Clad Half Dollar-1965
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OLD 1923 US Silver Peace Eagle Dollar 90% Silver EX ++
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1923, 1923-D, 1923-S…Peace Dollars...90% Silver....…WOW
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1942S SILVER HALF DOLLAR MINTED IN SAN FRANCISCO
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1995 AMERICAN SILVER EAGLE PROOF SILVER DOLLAR
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1966 kennedy Half Dollar 40% silver NR #347
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Fine/VF 1942-S Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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2009 Lincoln Silver Dollar and Penny Collection, +Extra
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EF/AU 1942-D Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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EF/AU 1943-D Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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EF/AU 1944-D Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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1879 SEATED LIBERTY TRADE SILVER DOLLAR RARE COIN
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KEY DATE 1927 D PEACE SILVER DOLLAR 1927D
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Extremely Fine 1946 Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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1988 OLYMPIC OLYMPIAD LIBERTY SILVER DOLLAR PROOF COIN
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1895-o Morgan Silver Dollar - nice!! $1 RARE Date
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1878 CC MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR PCGS MS64
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Very Fine 1946-D Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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1967 kennedy Half Dollar 40% silver NR #346
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Fine 1946-S Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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Kennedy Silver Clad Half Dollar-1965
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Fine 1947 Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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CoinSafe - Square Tubes for Morgan Silver Dollar Rolls
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Fine 1947-D Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar
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2009 $1 SILVER EAGLE DOLLAR from mint roll
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UNCIRCULATED BEAUTIFUL TONED 1923 PEACE SILVER DOLLAR
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Roll of 20 Walking Liberty 90% Silver Half Dollars
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Gem Proof 1964 Kennedy 90% Silver Half Dollar
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Nice BU 1964 Kennedy 90% Silver Half Dollar
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1943S SILVER HALF DOLLAR MINTED IN SAN FRANCISCO
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Nice BU 1964-D Kennedy 90% Silver Half Dollar
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1878s MS65 Morgan Silver Dollar
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Nice BU 1965 Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar
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New Nordicware SILVER DOLLAR 7 Mini Waffle Griddle
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Kennedy Half Dollars 1964 90% Silver Lot of 10 Coins EX
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1921 Morgan Silver US Dollar HIGH GRADE Detail
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Nice BU 1966 Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar
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1950 Canada Silver Dollar
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Nice BU 1967 Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar
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1- 1956 BEN FRAMKLIN SILVER HALF DOLLAR
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Nice BU 1970-D Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar, The Key
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Roll of 20 1964 Kennedy 90% Silver Half Dollars
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1949 Canada Silver Dollar
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Roll of 50 Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollars 1965-1969
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1922 SILVER PEACE SILVER DOLLAR
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MONEYCLIP$ PEACE SILVER DOLLAR AUTHENTIC HOT/FLASHY !
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2- 1963 BEN FRAMKLIN SILVER HALF DOLLAR 63 AND63-D
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2000 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SILVER PROOF DOLLAR
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1885o MORGAN DOLLAR-SILVER- VERY NICE COIN
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1968-D kennedy Half Dollar 40% silver NR #401
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1922 SILVER PEACE SILVER DOLLAR
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1954 D SILVER FRANKLIN HALF DOLLAR BRILLIANT UNC COIN
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1986 US LIBERTY DOLLAR & HALF PROOF SILVER COINS COA
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3- 1949 BEN FRAMKLIN SILVER HALF DOLLAR 49,49-D,49-S
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1922 SILVER PEACE SILVER DOLLAR
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1974 Eisenhower UNC Silver Dollar W/ Envelope - 61222
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Lot of 8 Franklin US Half Dollars 90% SILVER 1963
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2009 LOUIS BRAILLE BICENTENNIAL SILVER DOLLAR PROOF
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1879 MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR
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$10.00 DOLLAR BROWN SEAL HAWAII SILVER CERTIFICATE.
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