Old Macdonald Had A Farm…And A Hoard Of Magnificent 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars In AU Condition!
Shockingly, Morgan silver dollars were not exactly welcomed with open arms, when they first came out in 1878. There were many people who thought that the eagle on the reverse of the coin was unattractive and referred to the Morgans as “Buzzard Dollars”. Because of its weight and large size, the coin was also called a “cartwheel”. Morgan silver dollars were minted from 1878 to 1904, with a revival in 1921, at five U.S. Mints: Philadelphia, San Francisco (1878-1904, 1921), Denver (1921), New Orleans (1879-1904) and Carson City (1878-1885, 1889-1893). The Philadelphia Mint produced Morgan dollars each issue year; however, there are no known circulation strikes for 1895, since all were believed to be melted down. In present day, the spectacular Morgan dollars are hugely popular worldwide.
The year was 1921 and the last year for production of the remarkable Morgan silver dollars, Warren Harding is President, the end of World War I was official and the United States’ economy was booming. The New Orleans Mint closed its doors in 1909 and was briefly used as a Coast Guard storage facility, an assay office and a fallout shelter. Today it operates as a museum. The need for the exquisite Morgan silver dollars in 1921 rose to such an extent that the government resumed their production, for less than a full year, with just a few minor alterations. Denver minted 20,345,000 Morgans, Philadelphia produced 44,690,000 and San Francisco struck 21,695,000 Morgan silver dollars.
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