Many consider the Morgan Dollar as the most popular series within all of American numismatics. It represents the United States’ westward expansion and industrial development during the late 19th century. The series originally ran from 1878-1904 and for one additional year in 1921, with production taking place across four different mint facilities.
While mintages are usually an indicator of rarity, for the Morgan Dollar series, mintage figures are sometimes misleading. Under the Pittman Act, many Morgan Dollars were melted, affecting the number of surviving Morgan Dollars and making higher mintage dates more scarce. In addition, the dispersal of hoards has made low mintage dates more common.
Morgan Dollar Notes:
- The 1893-S Morgan Dollar has the lowest mintage with a mintage of 100,000.
- The 1889-CC Morgan Dollar is secondary key day issue with a mintage of 350,000.
- The highest mintage for Morgan Dollars was in 1921, with the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints collectively producing a large quantity. The Philadelphia Mint alone manufactured 44,690,000 coins, contributing to a total production of 86,730,000 Morgan Silver Dollars across all three facilities.
- In 2021, the series made a comeback as part of the 1921 Silver Dollar Coin Anniversary Act. The Philadelphia Mint also produced Morgan Dollars with “O” and “CC” privy marks in honor of the former New Orleans and Carson City Mints, in addition to Morgan Dollars with no mint mark.
- In 2022, the United States Mint temporarily halted the production of the Morgan Dollar and did not release any coins due to supply chain issues of silver planchets.
- In 2023, the San Francisco Mint released the 2023-S Reverse Proof Morgan Dollar, which is the first time in history that U.S. Mint has released a Reverse Proof version of the Morgan Dollar.
The tables below presents the mintage figures for each date and mint mark combination for the Morgan Dollar series. Only circulation strike coins are included. For Morgan Silver Dollar populations, consult the latest NGC Census Data.
Morgan Dollar Mintages:
| Issue | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1878 8 Tail Feathers | 749,500 |
| 1878 Proof 8 Tail Feathers | 500 |
| 1878 7 Tail Feathers | 9,759,300 |
| 1878 Proof 7 Tail Feathers | 250 |
| 1878-CC | 2,212,000 |
| 1878-S | 9,774,000 |
| 1879 | 14,806,000 |
| 1879 Proof | 1,100 |
| 1879-CC | 756,000 |
| 1879-O | 2,887,000 |
| 1879-O Proof | 4-8 |
| 1879-S | 9,110,000 |
| 1880 | 12,600,000 |
| 1880 Proof | 1,355 |
| 1880-CC | 591,000 |
| 1880-O | 5,305,000 |
| 1880-S | 8,900,000 |
| 1881 | 9,163,000 |
| 1881 Proof | 984 |
| 1881-CC | 296,000 |
| 1881-O | 5,708,000 |
| 1881-S | 12,760,000 |
| 1882 | 11,100,000 |
| 1882 Proof | 1,100 |
| 1882-CC | 1,133,000 |
| 1882-O | 6,090,000 |
| 1882-S | 9,250,000 |
| 1883 | 12,290,000 |
| 1883 Proof | 1,039 |
| 1883-CC | 1,204,000 |
| 1883-O | 8,725,000 |
| 1883-S | 6,250,000 |
Morgan Dollar Mintages Continued:
| Issue | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1884 | 14,070,000 |
| 1884 Proof | 875 |
| 1884-CC | 1,136,000 |
| 1884-O | 9,730,000 |
| 1884-S | 3,200,000 |
| 1885 | 17,787,000 |
| 1885 Proof | 930 |
| 1885-CC | 238,000 |
| 1885-O | 9,185,000 |
| 1885-S | 1,497,000 |
| 1886 | 19,963,000 |
| 1886 Proof | 886 |
| 1886-O | 10,710,000 |
| 1886-S | 750,000 |
| 1887 | 20,290,000 |
| 1887 Proof | 710 |
| 1887-O | 11,550,000 |
| 1887-S | 1,771,000 |
| 1888 | 19,183,000 |
| 1888 Proof | 833 |
| 1888-O | 12,150,000 |
| 1888-S | 657,000 |
| 1889 | 21,726,000 |
| 1889 Proof | 811 |
| 1889-CC | 350,000 |
| 1889-O | 11,875,000 |
| 1889-S | 700,000 |
| 1890 | 16,802,000 |
| 1890 Proof | 590 |
| 1890-CC | 2,309,041 |
| 1890-O | 10,701,000 |
| 1890-S | 8,230,373 |
| 1891 | 8,693,556 |
| 1891 Proof | 650 |
| 1891-CC | 1,618,000 |
| 1891-O | 7,954,529 |
| 1891-S | 5,296,000 |
Morgan Dollar Mintages Continued:
| Issue | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1892 | 1,036,000 |
| 1892 Proof | 1,245 |
| 1892-CC | 1,352,000 |
| 1892-O | 2,744,000 |
| 1892-S | 1,200,000 |
| 1893 | 378,000 |
| 1893 Proof | 792 |
| 1893-CC | 677,000 |
| 1893-O | 300,000 |
| 1893-S | 100,000 |
| 1894 | 110,000 |
| 1894 Proof | 972 |
| 1894-O | 1,723,000 |
| 1894-S | 1,260,000 |
| 1895 Proof | 880 |
| 1895-O | 450,000 |
| 1895-S | 400,000 |
| 1896 | 9,976,000 |
| 1896 Proof | 762 |
| 1896-O | 4,900,000 |
| 1896-S | 5,000,000 |
| 1897 | 2,822,000 |
| 1897 Proof | 731 |
| 1897-O | 4,004,000 |
| 1897-S | 5,825,000 |
| 1898 | 5,884,000 |
| 1898 Proof | 735 |
| 1898-O | 4,440,000 |
| 1898-S | 4,102,000 |
| 1899 | 330,000 |
| 1899 Proof | 846 |
| 1899-O | 12,290,000 |
| 1899-S | 2,562,000 |
Morgan Dollar Mintages Continued:
The mintage numbers presented in the table below for the 2021 and 2023 Morgan Dollars are subject to change and have been updated to reflect the most current information based on the United States Mint’s cumulative sales figures as of October 18, 2023.
| Issue | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 8,830,000 |
| 1900 Proof | 912 |
| 1900-O | 12,590,000 |
| 1900-S | 3,540,000 |
| 1901 | 6,962,000 |
| 1901 Proof | 813 |
| 1901-O | 13,320,000 |
| 1901-S | 2,284,000 |
| 1902 | 7,994,000 |
| 1902 Proof | 777 |
| 1902-O | 8,636,000 |
| 1902-S | 1,530,000 |
| 1903 | 4,652,000 |
| 1903 Proof | 755 |
| 1903-O | 4,450,000 |
| 1903-S | 1,241,000 |
| 1904 | 2,788,000 |
| 1904 Proof | 650 |
| 1904-O | 3,720,000 |
| 1904-S | 2,304,000 |
| 1921 | 44,690,000 |
| 1921-D | 20,345,000 |
| 1921-S | 21,695,000 |
| 2021 | 174,498 |
| 2021-CC Privy Mark | 173,781 |
| 2021-D | 174,661 |
| 2021-O Privy Mark | 173,530 |
| 2021-S | 174,850 |
| 2023 | 273,687 |
| 2023-S Proof | 336,054 |
| 2023-S Reverse Proof | TBD |
