09/02/2021
The Morgan silver dollar is a one-dollar coin produced by the United States Mint between 1878 and 1904, and it was put into production again in 1921. Congress passed the "Coins Act of 1873" to put an end to the free silver coin movement. The sitting Liberty silver dollar was therefore discontinued, and the Morgan silver dollar was the first standard silver dollar issued by the United States since then. The coin was designed by George T. Morgan, assistant engraver at the Mint and named after him. It has a portrait of Liberty engraved on the front, an eagle with spread wings on the back, and an arrow and olive branch on its paws.
