Gold-plated, not gold. The Morgan design was used on silver dollars, so the good news is that the underlying silver coin is worth about $15 as of 06/2010
Indian Head cents, Liberty Head nickels, Barber dimes, quarters and half dollars and Morgan dollars. All gold coins are of the Liberty Head series in the denominations of $2.50, $5.00, $10.00 and $20.00
A large number of different denominations were minted in 1884: Indian head cents Three-cent pieces Liberty head nickels Seated Liberty dimes, quarters, and half dollars Morgan-design silver dollars Indian princess gold dollars Liberty head $2.50, $3, $5, $10, and $20 gold pieces
In 1906 you could see Indian Head Cents, Liberty Head Nickels, Barber Dimes, Barber Quarters, Barber Half Dollars and Morgan Silver Dollars in pocket change. In addition you could , from time to time, probably find older US coins such as the Shield Nickel, the Seated Liberty Dime, Seated liberty Quarter, Seated Liberty Half Dollar and Seated Dollars.
The coins are called Morgan dollars for the designer, George T. Morgan, rather than the person shown on the front. The model for Morgan's Liberty head was a Philadelphia school teacher named Anna Willess Williams.
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The coin is referred to as just a "Morgan dollar" all silver dollars have "Miss Liberty" on them. An 1882 Morgan dollar is very common, circulated coins are $30.00-$37.00.
9,000,000 dollars
They're just called Morgan dollars. The person shown on the coin is Miss Liberty. "Morgan" refers to the coin's designer, George T. Morgan. Please see the Related Question for more information.
1921 is by far the most common date for Morgan dollars. As of early 2016, they sell on eBay for around $25 (give or take).
Please check your coin again and post a new question. No silver dollars were made in 1834 and the first Liberty Head design dollars were the famous Morgan series, starting in 1878.
$400.00- $24000.00 dollars.
With a date of 1873, the coin is NOT a Morgan dollar. The first Morgan was struck in 1878. 1873 was the last year issue for Liberty Seated dollars and the fist year issue for U.S. Trade dollars. Please look at the coin and post new question with more information.