Morgan Silver Dollar Mintage


The following chart is useful in determining Morgan Dollar values. In addition to Mintage numbers and Morgan Dollar series notes, each link will take you to the most current eBay auctions for the chosen year and mint.
 
 
 

Date/Link

Mintage for
Circulation

Mintage of
Proofs

Notes

1878

10,500,000

750

Major varieties include the 8 Tail Feathers reverse, 7 Tail Feathers reverse, 7/8 Tail Feathers reverse and Reverse of 1879. Among Proofs, the 1878 7 Tail Feathers, Reverse of 1879 is the rarest.

1878-CC

2,212,000

0

1878-S

9,774,000

0

1879

14,806,000

1,100

1879-CC

756,000

0

Found with Clear and Capped (rusted) mintmarks.

1879-O

2,887,000

est. 12

1879-S

9,110,000

0

1880

12,600,000

1,355

1880-CC

591,000

0

1880-O

5,305,000

0

1880-S

8,900,000

0

1881

9,162,991

984

1881-CC

296,000

0

1881-O

5,708,000

0

1881-S

12,760,000

0

1882

11,100,000

1,100

1882-CC

1,133,000

0

1882-O

6,090,000

0

Look for the rare O/S variety.

1882-S

9,250,000

0

1883

12,290,000

1,039

1883-CC

1,204,000

0

1883-O

8,725,000

est. 12

1883-S

6,250,000

0

1884

14,070,000

875

1884-CC

1,136,000

3 known

1884-O

9,730,000

Unique

1884-S

3,200,000

0

1885

17,787,000

930

1885-CC

228,000

0

1885-O

9,185,000

0

1885-S

1,497,000

0

1886

19,963,000

886

1886-O

10,710,000

0

1886-S

750,000

0

1887

20,290,000

710

1887-O

11,550,000

0

Look for the rare 1887/6-O overdate.

1887-S

1,771,000

0

1888

19,183,000

832

1888-O

12,150,000

0

1888-S

657,000

0

1889

21,726,000

811

1889-CC

350,000

0

Rare, key date issue.

1889-O

11,875,000

0

1889-S

700,000

0

1890

16,802,000

590

1890-CC

2,309,041

0

1890-O

10,701,100

0

1890-S

8,230,373

0

1891

8,693,556

650

1891-CC

1,618,000

0

1891-O

7,954,529

0

1891-S

5,296,000

0

1892

1,036,000

1,245

1892-CC

1,352,000

0

1892-O

2,744,000

0

1892-S

1,200,000

0

1893

378,000

792

1893-CC

677,000

est. 12

1893-O

300,000

0

1893-S

100,000

0

Rare in all grades.

1894

110,000

972

Not as rare as the mintage suggests, but still very popular because it "looks" rare.

1894-O

1,723,000

0

1894-S

1,260,000

0

1895

12,000

880

None of the circulation strikes have ever been seen, experts believe they were all melted down. The 1895 Morgan from the Philadelphia mint is one of the rarest, released as a proof only issue.

1895-O

450,000

0

1895-S

400,000

0

1896

9,976,000

762

1896-O

4,900,000

0

1896-S

5,000,000

0

1897

2,822,000

731

1897-O

4,004,000

0

1897-S

5,825,000

0

1898

5,884,000

735

1898-O

4,400,000

0

1898-S

4,102,000

0

1899

330,000

846

1899-O

12,290,000

0

1899-S

2,562,000

0

1900

8,830,000

912

1900-O

12,590,000

0

1900-S

3,540,000

0

1901

6,962,000

813

1901-O

13,320,000

0

1901-S

2,284,000

0

1902

7,994,000

777

1902-O

8,636,000

0

1902-S

1,530,000

0

1903

4,652,000

755

1903-O

4,450,000

0

1903-S

1,241,000

0

1904

2,788,000

650

1904-O

3,720,000

0

1904-S

2,304,000

0

1921

44,690,000

est. 250

Proofs were made on numismatist Farran Zerbe's behalf, followed by more made for Henry Chapman.

1921-D

20,345,000

0

1921-S

21,695,000

Rumored to exist

Supposedly, Proofs were made on Farran Zerbe's behalf in 1921.