In the 26 years that the Morgan Dollar had been minted, distributed, and passed on from one hand, company, and household to another, there were different varieties which came out which were called the VAMs. In 1965, there were two people who did extensive research on the variations which came out from the Morgans—Leroy C. [...]

The most valuable of all Morgan dollars is the 1895 Morgan Dollar because of the rarity of its presence in the whole series. One of its specimens, the PF-68, had been sold for as much as $120,000 in an auction—now that’s some true value! There were only 12,000 regular pieces which had been put into [...]

Some people may not know but the Morgan dollar had been minted from 1878 – 1904. Its circulation stopped and it came to life again in 1921. More than 44 million regular pieces were circulated at that time and Proofs reached an estimate of 250. The reason for this was the fact that silver dollars [...]

Because of its increasing popularity and image as a good investment, coin collectors have been on their feet to acquire this 1878-minted coin. The high cost and pleasing aesthetics of the Morgan dollar have been the primary reason for the good reputation it had been enjoying from numismatists worldwide. While this coin may stir up [...]

To determine a Morgan dollar’s true value, it has to undergo a process known as ‘coin grading’. Coin grading is the practice of determining a coin’s value for it to be treated as a collector’s item or otherwise. In the early years, coins were divided only into two classifications—the ‘old’ and ‘new’. Later on, a [...]

The Morgan Dollar is a one-dollar value United States silver coin which was minted for twenty-six years. From 1878-1904, it went into circulation then came back again in 1921. What triggered the release of this type of coin was the Bland-Allison Act, which is an act of Congress which obliges the U.S. Treasury to purchase [...]

First, what is a Proof coin (not just a Morgan Dollar)? It is a coin which had undergone a special minting process and is made especially for collectors. It has a mirror-like field and has a high-quality surface. ‘Proof’ always refers to the type it was struck and not the coin grade. Those are sold [...]

MS simply means mint state. It is used by numismatists in coin grading. Coins are graded from 60-70, with 70 being the highest grade and the perfect score. It means that the coin is unused, no scratches, perfect and has retained its luster. An MS-65 quality can be regarded as a good score already.

Among all the Carson City coins, the ones which bear the highest value are the 1878, 1883, 1892, 1894, 1895-CC Morgans. They exhibited the strongest gains in the past years. Remember though that you must invest in MS-65 uncirculated coins or higher.

The rarest type and the one which holds the greatest value is a Morgan dollar which was produced in Carson City, Nevada—because of the fact that they were produced in usually low mintages. It had been predicted by a coin analyst that the value of a CC Morgan will increase in value at an average [...]