Description:
Denomination: $1 (One Dollar)
Diameter: 38.1 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Mintmark: O (New Orleans Mint)
Grade: AU 58 (About Uncirculated – nearly Mint State with only the slightest trace of wear)
Metal Composition: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 26.73 grams
Designer: George T. Morgan
Obverse (Front): Lady Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap adorned with agricultural motifs, facing left.
Reverse (Back): Bald eagle with outstretched wings, holding arrows and an olive branch, surrounded by a laurel wreath and the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – ONE DOLLAR", with the O mintmark beneath the wreath.
Mintage: 2,887,000 minted in New Orleans in 1879
Notable Features:
This is the first year the New Orleans Mint struck Morgan dollars.
AU 58 is the highest circulated grade, often looking nearly uncirculated.
Strong luster with minor rub on the high points, especially visible on Liberty’s cheek and hair.
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