• The Morgan Silver Dollar is the legendary coin of the ”Wild West.”
• It was minted from 1878-1921, so 1921 is the final year of issue.
• This collection features the complete three-coin set of the last Morgan Silver Dollars from 1921.
• Each coin was struck at a different U.S. Mint: Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco.
• All three coins are in original Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
• The Denver coin is the first and only Morgan Silver Dollar (as well as the first-ever Dollar coin) from the Denver Mint.
• The coin is named after its designer, George T. Morgan, 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 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 pure silver.
• The silver for this coin came from the famed Comstock Lode in Nevada.
• The U.S. Government melted than 50% of all Morgan Silver Dollars to help pay for World War I.
• Millions more were destroyed, worn out in circulation, or melted in later years for the silver.
• There are three coins; they were struck in .900 silver and .100 copper.