It was just before the dawn of the 20th century, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show was opening in London, and Punxsutawney Phil was making his first formal Groundhog Day debut when these silver beauties were turned loose from the San Francisco Mint - known as the "Granite Lady". Struck in 1887, each of these U.S. Morgan Silver Dollars comes in Extremely Fine (XF) condition. Only 21% of all Morgan Silver Dollars struck from 1878 to 1921 were struck at the San Francisco Mint, and 1887-S is by far the lowest mintage of all 1887 Morgan Dollars! Take advantage of this opportunity before the chance passes you by.
In 1845, George T. Morgan was born in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. During his adolescence and early adulthood, he was educated at the Birmingham Art School, and then was granted a national scholarship to the South Kensington Art School. He continued his education at the South Kensington School for two years where he received numerous awards and prizes. While in England, Morgan was employed by the…
Nearly everybody with even a passing interest in silver dollars has come across a reference to the Pittman Act of 1918. But, beyond the dry, historical reference to a bill passed over ninety years ago lurks something huge. Something that forever changed the face of coin collecting. Something that, to this very day, impacts each and every Morgan Silver Dollar that has survived. In 1918, Great Britain…
