1881-S $1 Morgan Silver Dollar NGC MS66

Here a beautiful, yet quite affordable, Morgan dollar to add to your collection. NGC has graded 18,976 of the 1881-S $1 Morgan dollars as MS66 with 7,242 finer. Collectors Universe prices it at $400.00 in MS66.

David Bowers tells us of the 1881-S: "Usually very sharply struck on all points, remarkable in view of the huge mintage figure of 12,760,000. In general, the San Francisco Mint earned high marks for quality...typically with satiny lustre, often slightly prooflike." Similarly, silver dollar expert Wayne Miller reports, "...most 1881-S dollars are surprisingly uniform in the excellence of their strike, and the brilliance of their luster."

George T. Morgan, who designed and engraved the coin that has come to carry his name. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.