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The Pride of San Francisco Becomes a Boon to Your Collection
Some of the most desirable and valuable Morgan Silver Dollars are those struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1883. Not only are they highly regarded for their quality, collectors seek them out for their relative scarcity. Unlike many other dates, these were saved in bags and never circulated - and were later found in the vaults of the U.S. Treasury in the 1960s. Today, very few survive in any grade, and the higher the grade, the more valuable they are. Thanks to a recently discovered hoard, a number of these key date 1883-S Morgan Silver Dollars were recovered in Extremely Fine (XF) condition.
Nearly everybody with even a passing interest in Silver Dollars has come across a reference to the Pittman Act of 1918. But, beyond the dry, historical reference to a bill passed over ninety years ago lurks something huge. Something that forever changed the face of coin collecting. Something that, to this very day, impacts each and every Morgan Silver Dollar that has survived. In 1918, Great Britain…
Early Life of George T. Morgan
In 1845, George T. Morgan was born in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. During his adolescence and early adulthood, he was educated at the Birmingham Art School, and then was granted a national scholarship to the South Kensington Art School. He continued his education at the South Kensington School for two years where he received numerous awards and prizes. While in England…