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The 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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What is the difference between a silver dollar and a Morgan dollar?
A 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.
What is the difference between an 1894 silver dollar and an 1894 Morgan silver dollar?
There's no difference. All silver dollars minted in 1894 used the Morgan design, named for the famous designer George T. Morgan.
What is the difference between an 1889 Morgan or liberty silver dollar?
There is no difference. They are the same coin but many people refer to them as "Liberty Dollars".
What is the difference between the 1921 Chapman and a normal Morgan silver dollar?
The 1921 Chapman was a proof version of the Morgan Dollar. Very few were minted and because of this, they command a premium price.
How can you tell the difference between a Carson City Morgan silver dollar and a Morgan dollar?
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.
What is the price difference between the 1901 Morgan silver dollar and the Morgan silver dollar stamped with an o?
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.
What is the rare year for the Morgan silver dollar?
A rare Morgan Silver Dollar is 1876.
How rare is the Morgan silver dollar?
The Morgan silver dollar is a collectors item and can be about $39
What is an 1879 silver dollar?
An 1879 "Silver Dollar" is a Morgan dollar.
Is a Morgan silver dollar pure silver or 925?
A Morgan silver dollar is not pure silver or .925 (sterling). It is made of 90% silver and 10% copper, which equals a .900 silver fineness.
What is the difference between a lady liberty silver dollar and a Morgan Silver dollar?
First, no US coin of any type is referred to as a "Lady Liberty coin", but the symbolic portrait of Lady Liberty is on most older US coins such as the Morgan Dollar series. So the Morgan and the lady liberty are the same coin.
How much silver is there in a 1882 silver dollar?
A Morgan 1882 Silver Dollar has 0.7735 of an ounce of silver.
