1879-O Morgan Silver Dollar. MS-65 (PCGS). OGH. A coin with outstanding visual appeal, this is a fully struck, brilliant and highly lustrous Gem Mint State Morgan dollar. Production of the 1879-O marked the reopening of the New Orleans Mint following the Civil War. With a mintage of 2,887,000 examples, this issue is readily available overall thanks to the storage and eventual release of thousands of Mint State coins. According to Q. David Bowers in his 1993 silver dollar encyclopedia, the largest releases came in 1957 (five to ten bags) and during the early 1960s (multiple 1,000-coin bags). As with many Morgan dollars, the 1879-O is scarce to rare in the finest Mint State grades, which for this issue means MS-65 and higher. From the Larry H. Miller Collection. From the Larry H. Miller Collection.
