1886 Morgan Silver Dollar. MS-68 (PCGS).An extraordinary condition rarity in an 1886 silver dollar, this brilliant Superb Gem allows ready appreciation of frosty cartwheel luster. The strike is razor sharp throughout, and the surfaces are expectably smooth for the assigned grade. At 19,963,000 circulation strikes produced, the 1886 boasts the highest mintage for a silver dollar of any design type produced up to that point in time. Thanks to the release of large numbers of examples from government storage throughout much of the early to mid-20th century, the 1886 is one of the most common Morgan dollars in Mint State. As with so many issues in this series, however, MS-68 is the grade level at which the word "rare" becomes applicable for the 1886. Among the finest certified examples, this virtually pristine beauty would do justice to any high quality type or date set.
