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PCGS Number: 7114gsasoft Coin Date: 1880-O Denomination (Short): $1 Denomination (Long): One dollar Variety: GSA Hoard Variety 2: Soft package Desg: MS Mint Mark: O Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Morgan silver dollar Coinage Years: 1878-1921 Mint Location: New Orleans Diameter: 38.1 Weight (Grams): 26.73 Designer: George T. Morgan Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Portrait of Liberty centered. On the left are found 7 stars with the words E*PLURIBUS*UNUM followed by 6 stars on the right. The date is positioned at the bottom. The heraldic eagle is centered holding a bunch of arrows and branch surrounded by and olive leaves. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * ONE DOLLAR frame the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears above the letters DO of DOLLAR. Reverse Description: The heraldic eagle is centered holding a bunch of arrows and branch surrounded by and olive leaves. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * ONE DOLLAR frame the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears above the letters DO of DOLLAR. General Notes: The 1880-O GSA Morgan dollar is a popular but scarce coin in GSA plastic, as most of the GSA Hoard consists of Carson City dollars. Often encountered in soft packs and in either circulated or uncirculated condition, 1880-O GSA Morgan dollars are in high demand and command premiums over raw or typical certified examples of similar grade. PCGS #: 7114gsasoft
