United States 1896 dollar

This issue from the Philadelphia mint is common, the first truly common date since 1889. The type was struck 1878-1904 and 1921, with the Carson City mint participating 1878-85 and 1889-93. Most Carson City mintages are low but large numbers were preserved in government vaults and dispersed in the 1970's and 1980's, making them readily available today.

Recorded mintage: 9,976,000.

Specification: 26.73 g, 0.900 fine silver, .773 troy oz ASW, 38.1 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by George Morgan.

Catalog reference: KM 110.

Sources:

• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Van Allen, Leroy, and A. George Mallis, Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars, 4th Ed., Worldwide Ventures, 1998.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

Link to:

• 1893-CC silver dollar
• 1893-S silver dollar
• 1896 quarter
• 1896 half dollar
• 1896 10 dollars
• 1896-S 10 dollars
• 1896 20 dollars
• 1896-S 20 dollars
• Coins and currency dated 1896
• return to United States Morgan Silver Dollars (1878-1921)