Collectors Guide to Morgan Silver Dollars - Littleton Coin Company
Collectors Guide to Morgan Silver Dollars - Littleton Coin Company
Collectors Guide to Morgan Silver Dollars - Littleton Coin Company
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The New Orleans Mint ceased production in 1909. The building stillstands on the banks of the Mississippi and is <strong>to</strong>day a museum. Thefascinating his<strong>to</strong>ry of the New Orleans Mint is <strong>to</strong>ld through skillfullycrafted exhibits.The “O” <strong>Morgan</strong>sThe <strong>Morgan</strong> silver dollars with the New Orleans “O” mint mark are verypopular with collec<strong>to</strong>rs. <strong>Morgan</strong> production at the New Orleans branchbegan as soon as the Mint resumed coin production in 1879, and <strong>Morgan</strong>swere minted there every year until 1904. That year represents the last timethat <strong>Morgan</strong>s were ever struck at this his<strong>to</strong>ric U.S. Mint. Until the early1960s, when vast quantities were released by the U.S. Treasury, the1904-O was considered one of the prime rarities in the <strong>Morgan</strong> dollarseries. Today this last-year coin is affordable and easy <strong>to</strong> own.New Orleans <strong>Morgan</strong> coinsshown at actual sizeNew Orleans“O” mint mark10
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