How to find mint marks on morgan dollars our pastimes. There will be a small mint mark on coins made at the denver d, new orleans o, san francisco s, and carson city cc mints. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. However, if your 1889 dollar was minted in carson city it is worth a large premium. Walter breen estimated that less than 1 % of the type 2 dollar mintage still exists in all grades.
One of the pieces he included has an interesting blend of characteristics. Mint mark location, on the reverse, below the wreath and above the do in dollar. Treasurys hoard of silver dollars after the treasury ceased issuing dollar coins. This also allows searches by issue date, mint marks, or a combination of these two. Typically, coins gain value because of their rarity or condition, but some coins. Dollar coins have been minted in the united states in gold, silver, and base metal versions. Two biggies for affecting rarity, way beyond mintage.
The main mint in philadelphia did not place a mintmark on 1889 silver dollars. Morgan silver dollar specifications and details the spruce crafts. But only 350,000 were minted at carson city cc during that same year, making the 1889cc coin a much more valued one among collectors, and thus much more expensive than the philadelphia minting. Of course, the cc tends to inflate the value of a morgan silver dollar from any year that mint produced silver coins. Then again, i am not a morgan dollar expert so i could be wrong. Mint marks are letters that identify where a coin was made. The most common gold dollar are the type iii and started in 1856 until 1889.
While many mint state or proof morgan silver dollars sell at auctions for. The feature list below illustrates all possible criteria that morgan silver dollars may possess. Why are nonmint 1889 cc morgan dollars worth so much. But in view of the great rarity of the 1855c and particularly the 1855d, most people collect this as a type coin, acquiring only one highgrade specimen. Unfollow 1889 silver dollar to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. No mint mark indicates the coin was minted at the us. An 1889 cc morgan dollar may be worth that kind of money.
Shop our large selection of morgan dollars 1878 1921 date specific today. Only two proof 1975 dimes are known without the mintmark. Where is the mint mark on a 1889 silver dollar coin. Collectors guide to morgan silver dollars jasper52. The coins made in philadelphia have no mint mark until recently, when a p was added. The vam5b 1889 morgan dollar was discovered by john coxe in. Apmex offers 1889cc morgan dollar good at competitive silver prices. General services administration was responsible for sorting and marketing the u. Morgan silver dollar the basics and what you should know.
Its not just the carson city mint mark raising the value either. Coin value prices, price chart, coin photos, mintage figures, coin melt value, metal composition, mint mark location, statistics. Where is the mint mark on an 1889 silver dollar answers. Coin article database photograde million dollar coin club comparative mintage charts history of the us mint auction survey half dollars auction survey colonials coinfacts statistics about pcgs coinfacts. The list below is of all mint marks used on the dollar coin. View the image to the right, its uncirculated condition stands out as far better than most surviving 1889 silver dollars. Where is the mint mark on a 1888 morgan silver dollar. Value of 1889cc silver morgan dollar sell rare coins. The dollar coin is a united states coin with a face value of one united states dollar.
Morgan silver dollars, engraved with that rare date and mint mark, sell. Absence of wear, bright colorful toned luster and lack of contact marks sets this coin. The ngc coin explorer also provides coin images, auction results, registry information and more. Mint marks a deciding factor in the value of many coins is the place of mintage. What i see on your coin is an 1889 p no mint mark morgan dollar. Morgan liberty head us silver dollars free price guide. Why are nonmint 1889 cc morgan silver dollars worth so much. If a mint state63 coin can be found with not too many bagmarks and solid design details, by all means snap it up. Values of liberty head morgan silver dollars minted from 1878 to 1921. They hold the maker responsible for the quality of a coin.