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∙ 15y agoThe letters are called mintmarks. They are located on the back of the Morgan dollar, beneath the eagle's tailfeathers, and refer to the mint at which the coin was produced: "O" for New Orleans, Louisiana; "S" for San Francisco, California, and "CC" for Carson City, Nevada. Coins without a mintmark were produced in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since different mints produced different numbers of coins each year, the mintmark can affect the rarity, and thus the value, of the coin in question (although value does depend on more than just rarity).
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∙ 15y agoA Morgan dollar IS a silver dollar. The term Morgan refers to the designer George T. Morgan who created the images used from 1878 to 1904 and in 1921.
There's no difference. All silver dollars minted in 1894 used the Morgan design, named for the famous designer George T. Morgan.
There is no difference. They are the same coin but many people refer to them as "Liberty Dollars".
The 1921 Chapman was a proof version of the Morgan Dollar. Very few were minted and because of this, they command a premium price.
A "Carson City Morgan Dollar" is simply a Morgan dollar produced at the Carson City, Nevada, mint. Such a coin can be identified by the mintmark "CC" on the reverse of the coin, beneath the tail feathers of the eagle.
The 1901 Morgan with no mintmark is worth more than the one with the "O" mintmark, but the difference depends on the condition (grade) of the coins. A 1901-O Morgan in the grade of EF-40 has an average value of $29.00 A 1901 Philadelphia (no mintmark) Morgan in the same grade is $105.00.
The Morgan silver dollar is a collectors item and can be about $39
A rare Morgan Silver Dollar is 1876.
Neither. The Morgan silver dollar is 90% silver, 10% copper.
An 1879 "Silver Dollar" is a Morgan dollar.
The Morgan dollar is 90% silver, or contains about .77 troy ounce of pure silver.
The Lady Liberty Silver Dollar refers to the American Silver Eagle coin, which features an image of Lady Liberty on the obverse side. The Morgan Silver Dollar, on the other hand, was minted from 1878 to 1904 and then again in 1921, featuring the portrait of Lady Liberty on one side and an eagle on the reverse side.