Add This Scarce Date 1888 San Francisco Mint Morgan to your Collection Now
For the first six years of the Morgan Silver Dollar, the San Francisco Mint literally poured them out by the bucketful. But, by the mid 1880s, they started to cool off, and by 1888 they were practically chilled. You see, that year the mint struck only 657,000 Morgans. Today the 1888-S Silver Dollar is tough to find in all grades, especially in Extremely Fine (XF) condition like the coin you can secure here. This could be because most - if not all - were immediately released into circulation. Extremely Fine condition is a great collectible grade, because it shows excellent detail, and yet, you can add it to your collection for less than coins that grade higher. Don't wait. Call to secure this superb example before it disappears!
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 But, beyond the dry, historical reference to a bill passed over ninety years ago lurks something huge.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…
