Notorious 132-year-old 'Tombstone' Morgan Silver Dollars! Did Wyatt Earp hold this coin? The day that bullets flew at Tombstone, Arizona’s O.K. Corral in 1881, two American legends were born. The first was a tale of Wild West justice. The second: a Silver Dollar that would come to be known as the 'Tombstone' Morgan. All Morgan Silver Dollar coins were originally struck by the United States Mint with.900 silver content and.10 copper. The pieces measure 38.1 millimeters in diameter and weighed 26.73 grams. Previous counterfeit Morgan Silver Dollars have been identified with improper weights. In many cases, they less than half the weight of a true Morgan. Type: Morgan Silver Dollar Year: 1881 Mint Mark: No mint mark Face Value: 1.00 USD Total Produced: 9,163,000 Silver Content: 90% Silver Weight: 0.7735 oz. Silver Melt: $20.68 Value: As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around $30, while one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $450 at auction. Morgan silver dollars are one of the most popular series of United States coins amongst coin collectors. The coin is named after its designer, George T. They were struck every year from 1878 to 1904 and revived again in 1921 for a single year. It was then replaced with the Peace silver dollar.

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CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1881 S Morgan Silver Dollar value at an average of $30, one in certified mint state (MS+) could be worth $150. (see details)...

Type:Morgan Silver Dollar
Year:1881
Mint Mark: S
Face Value: 1.00 USD
Total Produced: 12,760,000 [?]
Silver Content: 90%
Silver Weight: 0.7735 oz.
Silver Melt: $21.05
Value: As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around $30, while one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $150 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say average, we mean in a similar condition to other coins issued in 1881, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. [?].

Additional Info: These are the least valuable of the 1881 Morgans. Others with CC, O, and no mint mark are worth substantially more. Price listed is an average of most recently sold MS-65 versions.

Numismatic vs Intrinsic Value:This coin in poor condition is still worth $8.95 more than the intrinsic value from silver content of $21.05, this coin is thus more valuable to a collector than to a silver bug. Coins worth more to a collectors may be a better long term investment. If the metal prices drop you will still have a coin that a numismatic would want to buy.

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Current silver melt value* for a 1881 S is $21.05 and this price is based off the current silver spot price of $27.22 This value is dynamic so bookmark it and comeback for an up to the minute silver melt value.

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**When we say that 12,760,000, of these coins were produced or minted in 1881 this number doesn't always match the actual circulation count for this coin. The numbers come from the United States mint, and they don't reflect coins that have been melted, destroyed, or those that have never been released. Please keep that in mind.

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