How do you take a coin that hits the Collector’s Tri-Fecta and make it even better? How about finding them in beautiful uncirculated condition after 133 years!

Each of these individuals, and many more whose names are lost to history, terrorized the banking and railroad industries so much that the 'Wild West' was born alongside the iconic image of an outlaw carrying a large bag of silver dollars out of the bank/train on horseback.

Did you know? The coin was named after its designer, George T. Morgan, an Assistant Engraver at United States Mint. On his design the obverse depicts a profile portrait representing Liberty, while the reverse depicts an eagle with wings outstretched.

Paper money was slowly becoming an integral part of our culture. As a result, the large silver coins being used for everyday transactions were now stored away and not used. After they were struck, most coins went right to the vaults of the Treasury Department. The Pittman Act of 1918 melted down nearly half of the entire mintage of Morgan Dollars struck from 1878 to 1904. Which coins would most likely be the first out of the vaults to be melted? Why the most abundant ones of course.

With a total mintage of over 21 million, it was almost assured that the majority of the melted Morgan Silver Dollars were going to be from the 1889 issue.