The Morgan dollar is a United States dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904, in 1921, and beginning again in 2021 as a collectible. It was the first standard silver dollar minted since the passage of the Coinage Act of 1873, which ended the free coining of silver and the production of the previous design, the Seated Liberty dollar. It contained 412.5 Troy grains of 90% pure silver. The coin is named after its designer, United States Mint Assistant Engraver George T. Morgan. The obverse depicts a profile portrait representing Liberty, modeled by Anna Willess Williams, while the reverse depicts an eagle with wings outstretched. The mint mark, if present, appears on the reverse above between D and O in "Dollar".
In 1876, Richard P. Bland introduced a bill in the House to resume coinage of the standard silver dollar.
William B. Allison added amendments to the bill in the Senate
A pattern for the standard silver dollar created by William Barber
Anna Willess Williams, Morgan's model for Liberty, as depicted in an 1892 issue of Ladies' Home Journal
Dollar coin (United States)
The dollar coin is a United States coin with a face value of one United States dollar. Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in gold, silver, and base metal versions. Dollar coins were first minted in the United States in 1794.
An AirBART machine that accepts dollar coins
The Spanish dollar was the basis of the United States silver dollar.
1795 Flowing Hair dollar
The Seated liberty dollar
