The contribution President Theodore Roosevelt made to U.S. coinage is immeasurable. While he's famous for commissioning new Saint - Gaudens gold coin designs, the 1901 New Orleans Morgan Silver Dollar was actually the first U.S. coin struck during his presidency. It was right at the end of the first mintage of Morgan Silver Dollars, and can be very hard to find today in the Brilliant Uncirculated condition you get here. It's a beaut! Each comes in a custom 4" by 6" display case. Get yours now!
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 But, beyond the dry, historical reference to a bill passed over ninety years ago lurks something huge.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…
