1880-S Morgan Silver Dollar

There were 8.9 million 1880-S Morgan Silver Dollars struck at the San Francisco Mint. The 1880-S Morgan Dollar is one of the most common to find in the Morgan dollar series. As people search for higher grades of this coin, they become more scarce.

History of the 1880-S Morgan Dollar

The 1880-S Morgan Dollar was the only silver coin struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1880. It has an excellent strike, and the luster is typically frosty and attractive. Many of the 1880-S Morgan Silver Dollars were stored at the San Francisco Mint until roughly 1913. Bag quantities were released starting in the 1950s, just as many of the other silver dollars were released during this time by the Treasury.

The obverse of the coin has a bust of a female wearing a crown with flowers tucked in and around her hair. There are also stars surrounding the border. The reverse of the Morgan Silver dollar has an eagle in the center, with its wings spread, holding an olive branch and three arrows. It has a wreath framing the image.