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About PAPAJACK Expertise Knowledge of United States Coins from 1793 to date. Able to answer most common numismatic questions. Collected U.S. Coins from half cent to 50 dollar gold coins. Experience QUALITY CONTROL United States Coin COLLECTOR/DEALER OVER 20 YEARS, U.S. COINS Worked trade shows, EXPERT Consulting since 1990, Knowledge of all methods of fabrication used in the industry. Hobbies:US notes, clocks, cars, computers, coins, leisure activity and crafts to name a few. |
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You are here: Experts > Shopping > Coin Collecting > Coin Collecting > 1890 Silver Dollar (Morgan) Coin Collecting - 1890 Silver Dollar (Morgan)Expert: PAPAJACK - 12/7/2007 Question Hi, I have a 1890 Morgan Silver Dollar, not in the best condition, but every feature is clear and still silver. I was wondering how much it's worth? (I'm not too sure any more detail on it that would change the value, like where it was minted or something like that). Thanks, Tiffany Answer Hello Tiffany, In 1890 the USA made Morgan type dollars. Look for any mint mark on the back of the coin between the D and O in DOLLAR below the eagle. Also this coin date was produced in the MILLIONS and are still readily available, thus the low prices for all the circulated specimens. For grade 20 only two thirds of the hairlines from top forehead to ears must show. The ear should be well defined and on the back the eagles breast feathers may be worn down. The Carson City, New Orleans and San Francisco Minted coins show a mint mark. The Philadelphia mint did not have any mint mark letter. Without seeing the coin I can only supply you with a range of values. Let me also note that you should never clean your coins. This removes the surface protection and cuts the value from 30% to 60%! Any defacement done outside the mint brings down the value of collectable coins. Depending on what areas are marred, how aggressively it happened and in what portions of the coin decide how much. (A mark in a place like Liberty’s cheek is worse than a dig in the surrounding field.) The value for an 1890 Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Francisco dollar in grade 20 is only about $17 to $20 dollars. The CC mint mark will sell from $90 to $175 in similar condition since it had a lower mintage. It may only sell from $14 to $17 depending on how bad it looks and if it was ever cleaned. It does have about 9 to $10 dollars worth of silver in it. Please remember to rate this answer at the bottom of this page. And check the nomination box on the rating page below any comments you may have. Thank You and Good Luck PapaJack | |