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PCGS Number: 7272 Coin Date: 1901 Denomination (Short): $1 Denomination (Long): One Dollar Desg: MS Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 6,962,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Morgan silver dollar Coinage Years: 1878-1921 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 38.1 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 26.73 Weight (Ounces): 0.8594 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. 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 1901 Morgan dollar from the Philadelphia Mint is, with the exception of the 1895, the rarest of all Philly-minted Morgan dollars. It has a mintage of under 7 million, and many numismatic experts believe that a large number were melted under the Pittman Act of 1918. The vast majority of known specimens are encountered in circulated condition, with a relatively small number in uncirculated grades. Gems are exceedingly rare, as are PLs and DMPLs -- all of these take monumental premiums on the rare occasions they are offered for sale. PCGS #: 7272 NGC ID: 256J
