MCM Picks: Memorial Day. 1889 Morgan Silver Dollar NGC MS63 SKU61802. No collection of Morgans is complete without at least one 1889 piece from the Philadelphia Mint. That is because this issue had the largest mintage of any in the entire series at 21,726,000 pieces. This makes it the marquee piece of the entire series. Morgan’s Famous Liberty Design. This series takes its name from George T. Morgan, who designed both faces of it. On the obverse is a left-side portrait of Liberty. Morgan broke with the tradition of depicting the figure as a Greek style woman, instead choosing to show her as an American style woman. She wears a Phrygian cap that covers much of her long, curly hair. It also identifies her as a freed slave. Also her head are a ribbon that bears an inscription of her name and a crown made of cotton and wheat. The crown represents national unity, as cotton is a Southern crop and wheat is a Northern one. Thirteen stars, symbols of the original states, connect a pair of rim inscriptions, “E PLURIBUS UNUM” and 1889. An open wreath wraps under an eagle on the reverse. The bird holds arrows, symbols of America’s preparedness to defend her values, and an olive branch, a symbol of peace, in its talons. The national motto, “IN GOD WE TRUST, ” is inscribed between its outstretched wings. Encircling this image are a pair of rim inscriptions, which note the coin’s country, “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ” and its face value, ONE DOLLAR. This coin earned a Mint State 63 grade from the experts at Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC). That grade means that a coin has about an average strike and shows no traces of wear. Don’t miss your chance to own this 1889 Morgan Silver Dollar. Specifications for this 1889 Morgan Silver Dollar NGC MS63 SKU61802. Liberty facing left flanked by stars. Eagle clasping arrows and olive branch within half wreath. We cannot make any price adjustments after the sale is complete. Product Photo Policy: MCM attempts to display product images shown on the site as accurately as possible. We take all of our photos in house and due to reflections on the mirrored or proof surfaces of a coin there may appear to be’black’ when there is not. If a coin has a color on it at all it will be described as’colorized’ in the description or title. Due to the large inventory we sell, we use stock photos. Serial numbers will vary from the image shown unless specifically stated in the product listing that the item pictured is the item you will receive. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS POLICY: We are accepting international orders from select countries. These charges are the customer’s responsibility. However, we cannot guarantee this due to the volume of orders we process each day. Beyond the 30-day return period, Company is under no obligation to accept return of any product, but may in its discretion do so pursuant to this policy, for up to one year from the invoice date. ModernCoinMart (MCM) was launched in 2004 and quickly set the standards for online sales of bullion, US coins and world coins. Join over 100,000 loyal customers and feel confident purchasing from a company that’s spent a decade building a solid and stellar reputation trusted and recognized around the world. That’s the MCM way. View more great items. 1880-S Morgan Silver Dollar NGC MS67. This listing is currently undergoing maintenance, we apologise for any inconvenience caused. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins: US\Dollars\Morgan (1878-1921)”. The seller is “mcm” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Composition: Silver
- Strike Type: Business
- Fineness: 0.900
- Grade: MS 63
- Mintage: 21,726,000
- Certification: NGC
- Modified Item: No
- Edge Type: Reeded
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Denomination: $1
- Coin: Morgan
- Year: 1889
- Mint Location: Philadelphia
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
