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PCGS Number: 613694 Coin Date: 1886 Denomination (Short): $1 Denomination (Long): One Dollar Variety: GSA Hoard Desg: MS Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 19,963,000 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: 1886 Philadelphia Mint Morgan dollars in GSA government plastic are far scarcer than virtually any Carson City GSA dollar. And while the Great Silver Sale of the 1970s and early 1980s was driven by the excitement and nostalgia for Carson City silver dollars, there were a significant number of non-CC Morgan dollars that were released by the United States government. Any 1886 GSA Morgan dollar is worth a premium over typical raw or certified specimens of equivalent condition and can be found in either circulated or uncirculated grade as well as in soft pack or hard pack format. PLs and DMPLs, when encountered, are worth outstanding sums. PCGS #: 613694 NGC ID: 254U
