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Carson City Morgan Silver Dollar Decade Set

Item: 356-043
HSN Price: $599.95
Shipping & Handling: $11.95
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Now is your chance to own the most collected of America's classic coins with the Carson City Morgan Silver Dollar Decade Set. Featuring 3 random year coins from the first three decades the Morgan silver dollar was produced - the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s - this is a perfect starter set or a great addition to a rare coin collection.

Carson City Morgan Silver Dollar Decade Set Includes:

  • Random year Carson City Morgan silver dollar from the decade 1870
  • Random year Carson City Morgan silver dollar from the decade 1880
  • Random year Carson City Morgan silver dollar from the decade 1890
  • Display box - measures approx. 6"L x 4-1/4"W x 3/4"H

Product Features:

  • Morgan silver dollar - one of the most collected of America's classic coins
  • A favorite silver coin of the "Wild West" because of its large size and massive amount of pure silver
  • Minted from 1878-1904 and again in 1921
  • The largest U.S. silver coin ever made for circulation at almost 1-1/2 inches in diameter with over 3/4 ounce of pure silver
  • Due to the massive amounts of silver in each coin, more than 50% of all Morgan silver dollars were melted by the U.S. Government in the 1920s to help pay for World War I
  • Millions were destroyed or worn out in circulation between 1878 and the 1920s, and just a fraction of all coins remain today 
  • Named after its designer George T. Morgan, an engraver with the United States Mint
  • Obverse portrays Lady Liberty wearing a slave's cap (an ancient symbol of freedom) with the word "Liberty" inscribed on a ribbon
  • Reverse features an American eagle holding both the olive branch of peace and arrows of war
  • The mint mark appears above "DO" in dollar on the reverse 
  • Each coin measures approx. 1.48" in diameter
  • Each coin weighs approx. .855 oz.
  • .900 solid silver 
  • Individually encapsulated in acrylic holders