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1898-O "Rough Riders" Dollar - 90% Silver, 100% American!
Theodore Roosevelt burst onto the national scene in 1898 when he led his "Rough Riders" up San Juan Hill and won the Spanish American War. Meanwhile, the New Orleans Mint was striking these big beautiful 1898-O Morgan Silver Dollars. This special coin shares two things that Americans love: Great history and great big Morgan Silver Dollars. For decades, this coin was one of the scarcest and most expensive Morgans of all. Then, the Treasury released bags of the coins in the 1960s, allowing today's collectors to own this famous coin in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition. Each is 90% silver and 100% American. Get yours today!
Early Life of George T. Morgan
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…
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 But, beyond the dry, historical reference to a bill passed over ninety years ago lurks something huge.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…