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The Morgan 1903 production history

Probably the most generally acquired U.S. coin could well be the Morgan Silver dollar. The Morgan 1903 was an element of the Morgan Silver dollar mintage run. The Morgan Silver dollar was minted between 1878 and 1904 when mintage was suspended as a direct result of lack of demand for the silver coin. A fairly severe exhaustion of the U.S silver bullion stock level at that point seemed to have also been a major factor. In 1921 the mintage was started again for just that year wherein the Morgan dollar's production run was ceased when it was supplanted by the Peace Dollar.

Initial popular response to the Morgan Dollar

When it was first available the U.S public just didn't particularly take to it. The Morgan Dollar was dubbed a cartwheel due to the fact it was so big and heavy. It was referred to the Bland dollar as a result of the Bland-Allison Act which established it. The silver coin was also known as the buzzard dollar. A lot of people thought that the eagle on the reverse of the silver coin looked like a buzzard: it had a skinny neck and shape and they also were of the opinion that it didn't seem actually majestic. The obverse of the coin depicts Lady Liberty and for that logical reason the correct title for this coin is the Liberty Head dollar.

The actual Lady Liberty

The model for Lady Liberty was a teenage school teacher known as Anna Willess Williams. She modelled for the designer in five different sessions and constantly in pretty strict secrecy. This was because she was a school teacher, and because of this she could be terminated if it were established that she were an artist's model. The cause for this secrecy was that proper young ladies definitely were not artists models in 1876. A determined reporter did some rooting about, found out exactly who the model for the silver coin was, published the material and as Miss Williams anticipated, she did in fact lose her teaching job.

The main reason why the Mogan Dollar came to exist

The Morgan Silver Dollar is so named because of its designer George T Morgan. Mr Morgan had been a pupil of Mr William Wyen of the Royal Mint in London. He was picked by the United States Mint in 1878 to make a completely new one dollar silver coin (his initial M is on both sides of each Morgan 1903) The demand for the coin came about soon after the discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada. A group of silver mine owners got together and lobbied the U.S Congress to pass the Bland-Allison Act. This dictated that the US Treasury buy from them approximately between two and four million ounces of silver once per month. The U.S Treasury finished up receiving this monumental amount of silver monthly and sought for an effective way to use it. Its solution ended up being to commission a fresh coin. George T Morgan made it and production was started. The coin was produced in massive numbers throughout its run. The Morgan 1903 formed part of the over 500,000,000 Morgan dollars produced. 1921 saw the most produced, about 85 million were struck by the Philadephia, San Francisco and Denver mints at this time.

King of the Morgans

The King of the Morgan Silver Dollars is commonly known as the 1895-plain . The 1895-plain had a mintage as stated by the U.S mint of 12,000 commercial strikes - quite a small amount - plus 880 proofs. Nobody has proved capable of finding the 12,000 commercial strikes and of the 880 proof coins around 75 to 80 of these are known to exist. Because of this its value is pretty high, hence its name King of the Morgans.

Morgan 1903 characteristics

The Morgan 1903 has a diameter of 38.1 mm and weighs in at 26.73 grams uncirculated. It is made up of 90% Silver and 10% Copper. It has 0.77344 troy ounces of pure silver. The obverse bears the likeness of Anna Willess Williams. The wording E PLURIBUS UNUM is across the top. The foot of the coin is sort of enclosed by thirteen stars. The date is at the bottom. The reverse includes a flying eagle with three arrows in its right talon and a branch in its left. A wreath includes two thirds of the bottom of the eagle. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA spans the top, ONE DOLLAR across the bottom, and In God We Trust is in between the eagle's wings. The coin includes a reeded edge.

The mints

The Morgan 1903 was struck at one of the five mints used in the manufacture of the Morgan Dollar. The mint marks on the coins are 'CC' for Carson City, 'S' for San Francisco, 'O' for New Orleans 'D' for Denver and 'P' for Philadelphia. A Morgan not having a mint mark indicates that it was struck in Philadelphia.

Key dates

Apart from the 1895-plain, additional key date Morgans are the 1889 'CC' dollar with the amount of coins struck at 350,000, and also the 1893 'S' with a production run of just 100,000.

The cost of a Morgan 1903

The price tag of a Morgan 1903 is quite a bit centered on three major variables: rarity, coin appearance and what the current market price is. As a really rough guide Morgans can range from $32 to $8,000 or maybe more.

The certifying of a Morgan 1903

Be certain that that one of the prime grading providers has graded and enveloped it. The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), Independent Coin Grading Service (ICG), Numismatic Guaranty Company of America (NCG), and ANACS are generally recommended. Have a respectable dealership check out a prime quality Morgan 1903 prior to buying. Only buy from respectable dealers.

A brief history of the life of George T Morgan

George Morgan was employed at the Philadephia Mint for forty-eight years. He eventually became Chief Engraver at the mint in 1917. He married and had three children. Mostly commemorated for the Morgan Dollar, he also worked on numerous coins, medals and also postal stamps. He continued working in the Philadelphia Mint until a quite short time prior to his passing away in February 1925 at the age of seventy nine.

A brief history of the life of Anna Willess Williams after the Morgan Silver Dollar

Anna Willess Williams was a nineteen year old Philadelphia school teacher when she posed for Morgan. The motive for Morgan picking Anna Willess Williams to model for him was that from the beginning he had it in mind to utilize the likeness of an American girl (as opposed to that of an imaginary one) for his brand-new design. Shortly after rejecting several candidates, Morgan pleased with her profile, announced that it was the most perfect he had personally seen in England or America and so asked her to model for him. Morgan requested her to pose for the reason that he was working on engraving a half dollar at that time (the need for the Morgan 1903 only came after) She became famous and received many letters and personal visits which she found unsettling. Although she was offered profitable acting jobs, she turned these down and stayed in the education profession for the rest of her life. She remained single (despite the fact that there were rumors of a future spouse at one time) and died in Philadelphia in April 1926 aged sixty eight.

Legally, any copy Morgan 1903 requires to have the term 'copy' stamped on it. An actual Morgan 1903 must weigh about 26.73 grams: replicas are usually lighter. Whenever you turn a Morgan 1903 the engraving on the other side of the coin has to be precisely the other way up. A counterfeit Morgan 1903 may very well be magnetic, a genuine Morgan 1903 is definitely not.

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