1896-O Morgan Silver Dollar. MS-63 (PCGS).Splashes of richly original toning adorn the surfaces of this satiny and overall smooth example. Both the level of preservation and striking quality are superior for the issue, the latter with emerging to bold detail over the central high points. A respectable mintage of 4,900,000 pieces conceals the conditionally challenging nature of the 1896-O Morgan dollar. While circulated survivors are plentiful, the issue is scarce to rare above the MS-62 level, as here. Indeed, most Uncirculated survivors are poorly defined with indifferent luster and/or heavily abraded surfaces -- clearly inferior to the present example.
