1880-O Hangnail One Dollar MS VAM-48 Values

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Melt: $66.64 (0.7734 oz Silver)

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1880-O Hangnail One Dollar MS VAM-48 Values

Details

up This coin is made of 90% silver; 10% copper and has a current melt value of $66.64

Obverse: Portrait of Liberty centered. On the left are found 7 stars with the words E*PLURIBUS*UNUM followed by 6 stars on the right. The date is positioned at the bottom.

Reverse: The heraldic eagle is centered holding a bunch of arrows and branch surrounded by and olive leaves. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * ONE DOLLAR frame the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears above the letters DO of DOLLAR.

Basic Information

GSID:

25141

Coin Date:

1880-O

Denomination:

$1 / One Dollar

Designation:

MS

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

New Orleans

Mintage:

5,305,000

Coinage Type:

Morgan silver dollar

Coinage Years:

1878-1921

Composition:

90% silver; 10% copper

Mint Mark:

O

Prefix:

Top 100

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Hangnail

Variety 2:

VAM-48

Physical Characteristics

Fineness:

0.9

Weight:

26.73 gr

Weight:

0.8594 oz

Precious Metal Weight:

0.7734 oz

Strike Type:

Business

Diameter:

38.1 mm

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Designer:

George T. Morgan

Obverse Lettering:

E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1880

Obverse Designer:

George T. Morgan

Reverse Lettering:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, ONE DOLLAR

Reverse Designer:

George T. Morgan

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