Q. David Bowers
The October 1962 issue of The Numismatist carried an advertisement from Harry Bason offering the following Uncirculated Morgan dollars for sale. The several different October 1962 listings reprinted here give an excellent view of the availability of Mint State Morgan dollars and their prices prior to the great Treasury release.
1878 8 TF. Unc. $3.00.
18787/8 TF. Unc. $4.75.
1878-CC Unc, $4.75.
1879-CC Unc. $95.00.
1879-O Unc. $4.75.
1879-S Unc. $3.00.
1880-CC Unc, $18.50.
1880-O Unc, $4.75.
1880-S Unc, $3.00.
1881-CC Unc, $25.00.
1881-O Unc, $4.50.
1881-S Unc. $3.00.
1882-CC Unc. $12.00.
1882-O Unc. $5.90.
1882-S Unc. $3.50.
1883-CC Unc. $12.00.
1883-O Unc. $3.50.
1883-S Unc. $7.90.
1884-CC Unc. $15.00.
1884-O Unc. $3.50.
1884-S Unc. $10.50.
1885-CC Unc, $19.50,
1885-O Unc. $4.00.
1885-S Unc. $4.00.
1886-O Unc. $10.90.
1886-S Unc. $12.50.
1887 Unc. $3.75.
1887-O Unc. $4.90.
1887-S Unc, $7.50.
1888 Unc, $2.75.
1888-O Unc. $3.90.
1888-S Unc. $16.00.
1889-CC Price on request.
1889-S Unc. $18.90.
1890-CC Unc. $10.50.
1890-O Unc. $4.50.
1890-S Unc. $4.50.
1891 Unc. $5.00.
1891-CC Unc. $11.50.
1891-O Unc. $8.90.
1891-S Unc. $4.75.
1891 Unc. $7.90.
1892-CC Unc, $30.00.
1892-O Unc. $12.50.
1892-S Unc. $150.00.
1893 Unc. $7.90.
1893-CC Unc. $75.00.
1893-O Unc. $50.00.
1893-S Price on request.
1894 Unc. $60.00.
1894-O Unc. $15.00.
1894-S Unc. $25.00.
1895-O Unc. $35.00.
1895-S Price on request.
1896-O Unc. $5.50.
1896-S Unc, $85.00.
1897-O Unc. $5.50.
1897-S Unc. $4.75.
1898-O Price on request.
1898-S Unc. $10.50.
1899 Unc. $7.50.
1899-O Unc. $5.00.
1899-S Unc. $14.00.
1900-O Unc. $5.00.
1901 Unc. $13.50.
1901-O Unc. $9.50.
1891-S Unc. $15.00.
1902 Unc, $3.00.
1902-O Unc, $22.00.
1902-S Unc. $25.00.
1903-O Price on request.
1903-S Unc. $65.00.
1904 Unc, $ 8.50.
1904-O Price on request.
1894-S Unc. $65.00.
1921 Unc. $2.50.
1921-D Unc. $2.50.
1921-S Unc. $2.50.
The January 1963 issue of The Numismatist carried an advertisement from Edward's Associate for Uncirculated Morgan dollars. The floodgates had opened for 1898-O, 1903-O, and 1904-O-each extreme rarities just a few months earlier-and this listing reflects some of the new releases.
1878 7 TF. Unc, $1.75.
1878 7/8 TF. Unc. $4.50.
1878 8 TF. Unc. $2.50.
1878-CC Unc. $4.75.
1878-S Unc, $1.75.
1879 Unc, $1.75.
1879-CC Wanted.
1879-O Unc. $5.00.
1879-S Unc, $5.00.
1880 Unc. $1.75.
1880-CC Unc. $17.50.
1880-O Unc. $5.25.
1880-S Unc. $4.50.
1881 Unc, $1.75.
1881-CC Unc. $27.50.
1881-O Unc. $5.50.
1881-S Unc. $5.75.
1882 Unc. $1.75.
1882-CC Unc, $12.00.
1882-O Unc. $7.00.
1882-S Unc, $4.50.
1883 Unc, $1.75.
1883-CC Unc. $12.00.
1883-O Unc, $3.00.
1883-S Unc. $10.00.
1884 Unc. $1.75.
1884-CC Unc. $17.50.
1884-O Unc. $3.50.
1884-S Unc, $12.00.