• The Morgan Silver Dollar is the legendary coin of the ”Wild West.”  It was struck from 1878 to 1921 with silver from the Comstock Lode in Nevada, and it was especially popular in the west.  The coin was known as a “cartwheel” because of its large size. 

• This coin is the last-ever Morgan Silver Dollar, struck in 1921.  All Morgan Silver Dollars are coveted, but the final-year 1921 coin is among the most sought-after.

• The coin is named after its designer, George T. Morgan, who was an engraver with the U.S. Mint.  The obverse portrays Lady Liberty wearing a slave’s cap (an ancient symbol of freedom) with the word “Liberty” inscribed on a ribbon. 

• The reverse features an American eagle holding both the olive branch of peace and arrows of war.

• This is the largest U.S. silver coin ever made for circulation:  it is almost 1-1/2 inches in diameter and it contains over 3/4 ounce of silver.  Each coin was made in .900 pure silver.

• The Morgan Silver Dollar is the most popular classic American silver coin. 

• More than 50% of all coins were melted by the U.S. Government in the 1920’s;  millions more were melted in World War II and in the 1980’s when silver reached $50 an ounce.

• Just a fraction of all coins remain for today’s collectors.

• This 1921 coin is in beautiful hand-selected collector condition.  "BU"