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Coin Date: 1881 Denomination (Short): $1 Denomination (Long): Dollar Variety: GSA Hoard Desg: MS Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 9,163,000 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): 0.943 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 1881 GSA Morgan dollar is much scarcer than the CC Morgans and enjoy a substantial premium over most non-GSA 1881 Morgan dollars. The 1881 GSA dollars are available in hard packs and soft packs and enjoy brisk market activity thanks to small numbers and high demand. Thus, they command strong premiums over their non-GSA 1881 Morgan dollar counterparts. PLs and DMPLs are very scarce. NGC ID: 2546
