1897-S Morgan Silver Dollar



One of the best coins in the Morgan Dollar series is the 1897-S Morgan Silver Dollar. The 1897-S has mintage of 5,825,000 and it is easy to find in higher grades. The dollar has great luster along with strong strikes, making it very desirable. All this coin needs is a valuable VAM and it would be perfect. Unfortunately, it does not have that. In MS-6o, the 1897-S Morgan Silver Dollar is worth around $60 or so and then it reaches its maximum value of about $30,000 at MS-68.

The 1897 Morgan Silver Dollar



The 1897 Morgan Silver Dollar was the twentieth coin in the Morgan Dollar series. It was minted in Philadelphia, San Francisco, and New Orleans. The mintages for this year are:

Philadelphia-2,822,731

New Orleans-4,004,000

San Francisco-5,825,000

There were no special variety or error coins produced this year. The 1897-O Morgan Dollar in MS-67 condition has sold for as much as $150,000.

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