The history behind a Morgan Silver Dollar dates back to 1878, when they were first issued until 1904 when the production was paused because of a nation-wide shortage of silver in the U.S. 1921 was the final year of issue for the series to manage to continue production once again because in 1918 after we had won the World War, the Pittman Act was passed, which allowed for our U.S. government to buy and melt hundreds of millions of dollars worth of silver that would be used to create more coins. In order to solidify and always remember our victory in the World War, the U.S. government decided to produce the Peace Silver Dollar, and before the Morgan Silver Dollar series was the Seated Liberty Dollar series. These silver dollar coins were being struck at the same respective time as the Barber Half Dollar and Walking Liberty Half Dollar coins were.
A total of 7 different coin designs were made by George T. Morgan, with his most successful design by far being the Morgan Silver Dollar. When George first came up with the design for the Morgan Dollars like the 1890-S Morgan Silver Dollar, he was an assistant in the U.S. Mint, but later became the Chief Engraver. On the reverse side of the Morgan Dollar is a tough American Bald Eagle with 7 tail feathers that is holding arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other talon. On the obverse side of the coin is Lady Liberty’s charming face with 13 stars surrounding her image, with each star representing the original 13 colonies. Albeit she is not famous, Anna Williams was a school teacher that was chosen to model for the Lady Liberty design.
The Morgan Silver Dollar series was struck in five unique mints: Philadelphia (P) San Francisco (S), New Orleans (O), Carson City (CC), and Denver (D). The last year of issue for the Morgan Dollar series was 1921, and this was the first time that the Denver Mint struck a Morgan Silver Dollar.
All Morgan Dollars have a $1 face value, composition of 90% silver, 10% copper, weight of 26.73 grams, and a diameter of 38.1 mm. The mintage of the 1891-CC Morgan Silver Dollar was 1,618,000, which makes it much rarer than the Philadelphia which has a mintage of 8,693,556. A large majority of Morgan Dollars have not been produced in over a century, including this coin, and these are just a few reasons as to why the coins have and always will be beloved by both investors and collectors.
This brilliant uncirculated 1891-CC Morgan Silver Dollar is guaranteed to be blast white, with stunning luster and detail. That is remarkable when you consider that this coin is 129 years old! Contact us if you want to add this coin to your collection. You can now get the 1891-CC Morgan Dollar via our website or over the phone at (516-739-5822) by speaking with one of our numismatic experts. We are currently offering this coin for only $709, which includes free shipping and handling as well. This is a much cheaper deal compared to the MS 65 version that is valued at approximately $3,750, more than 5x the price we are offering our coin for!
Product Specifications
Coin Type: Morgan Silver Dollar
Date: 1891
Mint: Carson City
Purity: 90%
Precious Metal Content: .7734 oz pure silver
