Description
Why add the 1884 Morgan Silver Dollar PCGS MS65 to your collection?
This 1884 Morgan Silver Dollar would be an excellent addition to any silver dollar collection. This Moran was graded Mint State 65 (MS65) by the experts at Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS).
- The Morgan series remains a widely collected icon of American Coinage.
- This coin was struck at the U.S. Mint’s historic Philadelphia Branch.
- This dollar coin was struck on a .900 fine silver blank, each containing .7734 oz. of silver
- Until the unprecedented GSA sales of the sixties, the 1884 Morgan was a relatively hard to find issue in the series.
- George T. Morgan was only 31 at the time he was given the assignment to design a new silver dollar for the United States.
- Morgan later rose to the office of Seventh Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint in 1917.
Morgan’s Classic Silver Dollar Design
Obverse: The obverse of the coin features the left-facing profile of Lady Liberty, the American Ideal, She is the personification and symbol of Freedom. She wears a small engraved crown.
Reverse: The reverse of the coin features an American eagle with his wings spread. The eagle is surrounded by a laurel wreath. He holds arrows and an olive branch in his razor sharp talons.
MS65 Graded Example
An attractive Morgan Silver Dollar is on the numismatic bucket list of almost every serious collector of U.S. coinage. Mint State 65 coins are well-struck, lustrous and in-demand examples. They have few smaller distractions and above average eye appeal.
