1902 Morgan Silver Dollar

Notes: 777 Proof Morgan Silver Dollars were issued in 1902. They sell for around $2,600 each.

1902 Silver Dollar Errors

1. Off Center Strike - When the die is misaligned with the planchet it strikes off center leaving a blank crescent on one side or the other. Most off center strikes for this year are marginal.
2. Double Die - When a planchet is struck multiple times its called a double die strike error.
3. Double Ear - This one may be attributed to a double strike, it may have been caused by a die error. Either way its an error that is known, and named..
4. Lamination Error - There are known lamination errors for the 1902 Morgan

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Key / Semi Key Dates

Key dates for Morgans are mostly set based on pure rarity.

1. 1889 CC - rarest Morgan minted at Carson City in series with just 350,000 minted
2. 1893 S - rarest Morgan minted at San Francisco in series with just 100,000 minted
3. 1893 CC - another very scarce morgan with just over 600,000 minted
4. 1894 - just 110,000 Morgans minted in Philadelphia this year making it the rarest from that mint
5. 1895 - Just 770 proofs were issued

Better Dates

Better dates are not quite Key Dates but still very important.

1. 1881 CC - pretty dang rare with just over 250,000 issued.
2. 1885 CC - yet another CC with very low Mintage again just over a quarter of a million

Morgan Silver Dollar Grading

Learn how to grade Morgan Silver Dollars

Price Chart

Rates listed here refer to professionally graded and slabbed coins. If new to collecting the prices below might not make sense.

Due to rarity alone the most valuable of the 1902 Morgans is that of the 1902 S Morgan Silver Dollar. Not sure what grade your coin is? Learn how to grade Morgan Silver Dollars

• Grade VG8 = $30-$50
• Grade F12 = $34-$56
• Grade AU50 = $49-$81
• Grade MS60 = $0-$125
• Grade MS63 = $135-$225
• Grade MS65 = $225-$375
• Grade MS67 = $1,500-$2,500

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How much is a 1902 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 $320 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 1902, 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.

Yes! Morgan Dollar's produced in 1902 are 90% silver to be precise, and contain .7735 troy oz or 24.05 grams in total of .999 pure silver. Silver weight is measured in troy ounces. Troy ounces weigh about 2 grams more than the standard ounce. CoinTrackers has built a tool that will let you know if your coin is silver or not. The tool is called Is My Coin Silver?.