1879-O $1 MS(PCGS#7090)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3230

Grade

MS66

Price

8,540

Lot Description

Production of the 1879-O marked the reopening of the New Orleans Mint following the Civil War. With a mintage of 2,887,000 examples, this issue is readily available overall thanks to the storage and eventual release of thousands of Mint State coins. According to Q. David Bowers in his 1993 <em>Silver Dollar Encyclopedia</em>, the largest releases came in 1957 (five to ten bags) and during the early 1960s (multiple 1,000-coin bags). As with many Morgan dollars, however, the 1879-O is scarce to rare in the finest Mint State grades, as here. Indeed, this is one of the most impressive 1879-O Morgan dollars that we have offered in recent sales, and is sure to appeal to discerning bidders.