Morgan Type Dollar Coins
America's quintessential silver dollar, beloved for its 19th century charm and association with the old west.
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1881 P, CC, O and S Morgan Dollars
In 1881, approximately 9 million Morgans were minted in Philadelphia (no mint mark), 296 thousand were made in Carson City (CC), 6 million were made in New Orleans (O) and 13 million were produced in San Francisco (S).
Events of 1881: Czar Alexander II of Russia killed by bomb (March 13), Clara Barton establishes the American Red Cross (May 21), President James A. Garfield dies two months after being shot by assassin (September 19), Pablo Picasso born (October 25).
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