- Key: Semi-Key Date
- Year: 1892
- Mint Mark: S
- Type: Morgan Silver Dollar
- Price: $35.00-$130000.00+
- Face Value: 1.00 USD
- Produced: 2,744,000
- Edge: Reeded
- Silver Content: 90%
- Silver Weight: .7735 oz.
- Melt Value: $24.09
Notes: $460,000... that is how much a 1892 Morgan Silver Dollar sold for at the Heritage auction in January of 2009 (stats from the Red book) an MS-65 1892 s Morgan coin sold at HA for $130,000 back in 2005. Several are currently listed for sale at around that same price range.
Mintages
How much is a 1892 S Morgan Silver Dollar worth?
In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around $35.00, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $130,000 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say Average Circulated, we mean in a similar condition to other coins circulated in 1892, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. *** [?].
Specs & Design
This coin has a total mass of 26.73 g, a diameter of 1.5 in, and a thickness of 2.4 mm. It's edge is Reeded, and the coins are composed of 90.0% Silver & 10.0% Copper.
Designer: George T. Morgan
Front (Obverse): Profile view of Lady Liberty looking to the left. The words "E Pluribus Unum" that translates to "Out of Many, One" referring to the many states that make the country the United States. The date is located at the center bottom. 13 stars circle the coin adjacent to the lettering. These represent the original 13 colonies.
Back (Reverse): The reverse is a bald eagle clasping arrows and an olive branch in its claws. This represents peace and war, as the United States is capable of both. The eagle's wings are spread out and it too is glancing to the left. The words "In God We Trust", "United States of America", and "One Dollar" are all present on the reverse as well.