Q. David Bowers
In the March 1959 issue of The Numismatist, Klondyke Coin Exchange (Irving Davidoff) placed this advertisement for silver dollars, including 1892- S, 1893-S, and 1895-O. Imagine buying a Choice Uncirculated 1901 Philadelphia Mint Morgan dollar for $10. Those were the days!
1878 8 TF. VF $2.00, EF $2.75, AU $4.25, Choice Unc. $7.50.
1878 7/8 TF. VF $2.75, EF $5.50, AU $7.50, Choice Unc. $9.75.
1878 7 TF. AU $1.75, Choice Unc. $2.00. 1878-S AU $1.75, Choice Unc, $2.00.
1879-CC VF $3.75, EF $4.25, AU $9.75, Choice Unc. $25.00.
1880-CC VF $1.75, EF $2.25, AU $3.75, Choice Unc. $5.00.
1881-CC VF $1.75, EF $2.25, AU $3.75, Choice Unc, $5.00.
1882-CC VF $1.50, EF $2.25, AU $2.75, Choice Unc. $3.25.
1883-CC VF $1.50, EF $2.25, AU $2.75, Choice Unc. $3.25.
1884-S EF $1.75, AU $3.25, Choice Unc. $10.00.
1885-CC Choice Unc. $5.00.
1886-S Choice Unc, $5.50.
1889-CC VF $22.50, EF $28.75, AU $45.00, Choice Unc. $95.00.
1891-O AU $1.75, Choice Unc. $4.00.
1892-O AU $1.75, Choice Unc. $4.00.
1892-CC VF $1.75, EF $2.25, AU $2.75, Choice Unc. $5.00.
1892-S VF $2.25, EF $3.50, AU $9.75, Choice Unc. $75.00.
1893 EF $1.50, AU $2.50, Choice Unc. $4.00.
1893-CC VF $2.75, EF $3.50, AU $8.75, Choice Unc. $25.00.
1893-O VF $3.75, EF $4.50, AU $5.75, Choice Unc, $12.75.
1893-S VF $25.00, EF $37.50, Unc. $125.00.
1894 VF $6.75, EF $7.50, AU $10.75, Choice Unc, $19.25.
1894-O EF $1.75, AU $2.75, Choice Unc. $6.75.
1895-O VF $2.00, EF $4.25, AU $8.50, Choice Unc. $25.00.
1895-S VF $4.75, EF $10.00, AU $27.75, Choice Unc. $55.00.
1896-S VF $2.25, EF $3.50, AU $9.25, Choice Unc. $25.00.
1898-O VF $23.75, EF $32.50, AU $47.50, Choice Unc. $225.00.
1899 VF $2.00, EF $2.50, AU $4.00, Choice Unc, $7.75.
1901 VF $3.00, EF $4.25, AU $5.75, Choice Unc, $10.00.
1902 AU $2.00, Choice Unc. $5.00.
1902-O VF $2.75, EF $3.75, AU $17.50, Choice Unc. $75.00.
1903 AU $2.00, Choice Unc. $5.00.
1903-S VF $2.75, EF $3.50, AU $17.50, Choice Unc. $45.00.
1904 AU $2.00, Choice Unc. $5.00.
The June 1959 issue of The Numismatist printed this advertisement by J. Grove Loser, offering Uncirculated Carson City Morgan dollars. These repre-sented dates he had in quantity.
1878-CC Proof surface $6.00.
1880-CC Unc. $6.00.
1881-CC Unc, $5.00.
1882-CC Proof surface $5.50, Unc, $4.00.
1883-CC Unc. $4.00.
1884-CC Unc. $4.00.
1885-CC Unc. $5.00, Proof surface $7.00.
1890-CC Unc. $4.50.
1891-CC Unc. $4.50.
1892-CC Unc. $5.50.
The November 1959 issue of The Numismatist contained an advertisement by Robert Edwards, Jamaica, New York, for the following Morgan silver dollars. Edwards maintained a large stock of dollars and, especially, did a lively trade in worn grades (cer-tain other of his advertisements cited below omit worn grades and give only the Uncirculated values).
1878 8 TF. EF $1.50, AU $2.00, Unc, $4.00.
1878 7/8 TF. EF $2.50, AU $3.50, Unc, $6.00.
1878 7 TF. Unc. $1.50.
1878-CC EF $1.50, AU $2.00, Unc. $4.00.
1878-S Unc. $1.50.
1879 AU $1.50, Unc. $1.75.
1879-CC EF $5.00, AU $15.00, Unc. $30.00.
1879-O AU $2.00, Unc. $3.50.
1879-S Unc, $2.25.
1880 Unc. $1.50.
1880-CC F $2.00, Unc, $7.50.
1880-O AU $1.50, Unc, $4.50.
1880-S AU $1.50, Unc, $1.75.
1881 Unc. $1.50.
1881-CC Unc. $7.50.
1881-O AU $1.50, Unc. $1.75.
1881-S AU $1.50, Unc, $1.75.
1882 AU $1.50, Unc. $1.75.
1882-CC Unc. $4.00.
1882-O AU $1.50, Unc, $1.75.
1882-S AU $1.50, Unc. $1.75.
1883 AU $1.50, Unc. $1.75.
1883-CC Unc, $4.00.
1883-O AU $1.50, Unc, $1.75.
1883-S EF $1.50, AU $2.00, Unc, $3.50.
1884 AU $1.50, Unc. $2.00.
1884-CC Unc. $5.50.
1884-O AU $1.50, Unc. $2.00.
1884-S EF $1.50, AU $2.50, Unc, $5.00.
1885 AU $1.50, Unc. $1.75.
1885-CC Unc. $8.00.
1885-O AU $1.50, Unc, $1.75.
1885-S EF $1.5o.,AU $2.0.0., Unc. $3.00
1886 AU $1.50., Unc. $1.75.
1886-O EF $1.50.1 AU $2.50., Unc. $6.00
1886-S Unc. $7.50
1887 AU $1.50., Unc. $2.25.
1887-O AU $1.50., Unc. $3.00
1887-S Unc. $4.50..
1888 AU $1.75, Unc. $2.00 .
1888-O AU $1.50 Unc $3.00
1888-S Unc. $8.00
1889 Unc. $1.50
1889-CC EF $30..0.0., AU $50.00., Unc.$90.00
1889-O AU $1.75, Unc. $3.50.
1889-S Unc. $5.00.
1890. Unc. $1.50..
1890-CC Unc. $7.50..
1890.-O AU $1;50., Unc, $3.50
1890-S AU $1.75, Unc; $2.50
1891 Unc. $2.00..
1891-CC Unc. $5.00.
1891-O AU $1.50., Unc. $4.00.
1891-S AU $2.0.0., Unc. $3.00.
1892 AU $1.50., Unc. $3.00.
1892-CC EF $2.0.0., AU $3.00, Unc. $17.50.
1892-O EF $1.50, AU $2.50., Unc. $4.50.
1892-S EF $2.50;AU $17.50, Unc. $45.00.
1893 AU $1.50, Unc. $3.00.
1893-CC EF $5.00, AU $12.50, Unc. $30.00
1893-O EF $3.00, AU $5.00, Unc. $12.50
1893-S EF $32.50, AU $65.00, Unc. Price on request.