New Orleans Morgan Dollars

October 5th, 2009 by JDouglas

Collecting Morgan Dollars by mint mark can be as rewarding as collecting them by date. It's all up to each individual collectors needs and wants. Over the years 4 U.S. Mints produced Morgan Silver Dollars. The mints were Philadelphia, New Orleans, Denver, San Francisco and Carson City.

Morgan Silver Dollars were minted in New Orleans continuously from 1879 through 1904. Silver dollars for most years are plentiful and as long as you're not looking for perfect coins prices are relatively reasonable. But while most years saw modest production 1893 saw only 300,000 Morgans minted and 1895 the mint at New Orleans only produced 450,000 Morgans. Even worn examples of both 1893-O and 1895-O bring somewhat stiff prices at auction. Morgan Dollars produced at the New Orleans mint are also known for the many varieties discovered over the years, the most famous probably being the Micro O of 1899 caused by the use of a Barber mint mark punch on dies meant for producing Morgans. All Morgan Dollars produced at the New Orleans mint facility carry the famous "O" mint mark on the reverse directly above the "DO" in the word dollar.

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