Q. David Bowers
Coin Dealer Newsletter Prices
The following are wholesale prices for generic (not cherrypicked for quality) Morgan dollars, as printed in The Coin Dealer Newsletter, September 4, 1992. Actual market prices for selected quality coins in Mint State levels would have been 20% to 30% or so higher at the time. I include these prices just as a general guide to market levels. When you formulate your want list, check current prices, which are apt to be different.
Note that the varieties listed here do not precisely match the varieties listed in the population reports, nor do either match all of the varieties listed in the Guide Book. You will have to formulate your own listing of which varieties to include beyond a basic set of dates and mintmarks.
1878 8 TF. VG $8.50, F $11.00, VF $12.00, EF $17.50, AU $24.00, MS-60 $42.00, MS-63 $61.00, MS-64 $220.00, MS-65 $1,125.00.
1878 7 TF. VG $7.50, F $8.50, VF $9.50, EF $11.00, AU $16.50, MS-60 $24.00, MS-63 $60.00, MS-64 $185.00, MS-65 $940.00.
1878 7 TF_ Rev. of 79. VG $9.00, F $11.00, VF $13.00, EF $15.00, AU $20.00, MS-60 $31.00, MS-63 $210.00, MS-64 $380.00, MS-65 $2,050.00.
1878 7/8 TF (7/0ther TF). VG $11.00, F $13.00, VF $16.00, EF $20.00, AU $36.00, MS-60 $58.00, MS-63 $100.00, MS-64 $395.00, MS-65 $2,325.00.
1878-CC VG $16.00, F $20.00, VF $24.00, EF $28.00, AU $40.00, MS-60 $65.00, MS-63 $120.00, MS-64 $235.00, MS-65 $1,350.00.
1878-S VG $7.50, F $8.00, VF $8.50, EF $10.00, AU $13.00, MS-60 $19.00, MS-63 $30.00, MS-64 $50.00, MS-65 $270.00.
1879 VG $7.50, F $8.00, VF $8.50, EF $9.00, AU $12.00, MS-60 $18.00, MS-63 $35.00, MS-64 $135.00, MS-65 $1,650.00.
1879-CC VG $26.00, F $31.00, VF $56.00, EF $170.00, AU $450.00, MS-60 $1,050.00, MS-63 $2,000.00, MS-64 $3,100.00, MS-65 $15,000.00 (my estimate; no CDN ask price listed).
1879-CC Large CC over Small CC. VG $24.00, F $30.00, VF $54.00, EF $165.00, AU $350.00, MS-60 $1,000.00, MS-63 $1,800.00, MS-64 $2,675.00, MS-65 $14,500.00 (my estimate; no CDN ask price listed).
1879-O VG $7.50, F $8.00, VF $8.50, EF $10.00, AU $18.00, MS-60 $32.00, MS-63 $190.00, MS-64 $550.00, MS-65 $3,350.00.
1879-S Rev. of '78. VG $10.00, F $11.00, VF $13.00, EF $16.00, AU $27.00, MS-60 $90.00, MS-63 $315.00, MS-64 $950.00, MS-65 $5,850.00.
1879-S VG $7.50, F $8.00, VF $9.00, EF $10.00, AU $12.00, MS-60 $15.00, MS-63 $23.00, MS-64 $34.00, MS-65 $83.00.
1880 VG $6.75, F $7.50, VF $8.50, EF $9.00, AU $11.00, MS-60 $15.00, MS-63 $33.00, MS-64 $100.00, MS-65 $1,700.00.
1880-CC VG $27.00, F $37.00, VF $53.00, EF $76.00, AU $103.00, MS-60 $120.00, MS-63 $140.00, MS-64 $210.00, MS-65 $550.00.
1880-CC Rev. of '78. VG $27.00, F $37.00, VF $53.00 EF $78.00, AU $110.00, MS-60 $125.00, MS-63 $340.00, MS-64 $525.00, MS-65 $1,300.00.
1880-O VG $6.75, F $8.00, VF $8.50, EF $10.00, AU $20.00, MS-60 $34.00, MS-63 $375.00, MS-64 $1,125.00, MS- 65 $20,500.00.
1880-S VG $7.50, F $8.00, VF $8.50, EF $10.00, AU $12.00, MS-60 $15.00, MS-63 $23.00, MS-64 $34.00, MS-65 $83.00.
1881 VG $6.75, F $8.00, VF $8.75, EF $10.00, AU $12.00, MS-60 $20.00, MS-63 $30.00, MS-64 $105.00, MS-65 $1,350.00.
1881-CC VG $60.00, F $72.00, VF $90.00, EF $100.00, AU $115.00, MS-60 $140.00, MS-63 $150.00, MS-64 $240.00, MS-65 $380.00.
1881-O VG $6.75, F $7.50, VF $8.50, EF $9.00, AU $11.00, MS-60 $15.00, MS-63 $28.00, MS-64 $180.00, MS-65 $2,650.00.
1881-S VG $7.50, F $8.50, VF $9.00, EF $10.00, AU $11.00, MS-60 $14.00, MS-63 $23.00, MS-64 $34.00, MS-65 $83.00.
1882 VG $7.50, F $8.00, VF $8.75, EF $9.00, AU $11.00, MS-60 $15.00, MS-63 $25.00, MS-64 $88.00, MS-65 $690.00.
1882-CCVG $23.00, F $25.00, VF $32.00, EF $38.00, AU $45.00, MS-60 $56.00, MS-63 $66.00, MS-64 $93.00, MS-65 $200.00.
1882-OVG $7.50, F $8.00, VF $8.50, EF $9.00, AU $11.00, MS-60 $15.00, MS-63 $27.00, MS-64 $155.00, MS-65 $1,650.00.
1882-O/S VG $11.00, F $12.00, VF $13.00, EF $16.50, AU $35.00, MS-60 $100.00, MS-63 $650.00 (my estimate; no CDN ask price listed), MS-64 $1,400.00 (my estimate; no CDN ask price listed), MS-65 No bid or ask price given.
1882-S VG $7.50, F $8.50, VF $9.00, EF $10.00, AU $13.00, MS-60 $15.00, MS-63 $23.00, MS-64 $34.00, MS-65 $83.00.
1883 VG $6.75, F $7.50, VF $8.50, EF $9.00, AU $11.00, MS-60 $15.00, MS-63 $26.00, MS-64 $37.00, MS-65 $110.00. 1883·CC VG $23.00, F $25.00, VF $31.00, EF $39.00, AU $43.00, MS-60 $52.00, MS-63 $61.00, MS-64 $80.00, MS-65 $160.00.
1883-O VG $6.75, F $7.50, VF $7.75, EF $8.25, AU $9.50, MS-60 $13.00, MS-63 $24.00, MS-64 $34.00, MS-65 $100.00.
1883-S VG $8.50, F $10.00, VF $12.00, EF $17.00, AU $85.00, MS-60 $300.00, MS-63 $1,125.00, MS-64 $3,100.00, MS-65 $30,000.00 (my estimate; no CDN ask price listed).
1884 VG $6.75, F $7.50, VF $8.50, EF $9.00, AU $12.00, MS-60 $15.00, MS-63 $27.00, MS-64 $47.00, MS-65 $285.00.
1884-CC VG $40.00, F $43.00, VF $44.00, EF $45.00, AU $46.00, MS-60 $52.00, MS-63 $60.00, MS-64 $72.00, MS-65 $175.00.
1884-0 VG $6.75, F $8.00, VF $8.50, EF $9.00, AU $9.50, MS-60 $12.00, MS-63 $23.00, MS-64 $34.00 MS-65 $83.00.
1884-S VG $8.50, F $10.00, VF $12.00, EF $24.00, AU $140.00, MS-60 $3,350.00, MS-63 $17,500.00, MS-64 $75,000.00 (my estimate; no CDN ask price listed), MS-65 $100,000.00 (my estimate; no CDN ask price listed).
1885 VG $7.50, F $7.75, VF $8.00, EF $8.50, AU $9.50, MS-60 $13.00 MS-63 $24.00, MS-64 $35.00, MS-65 $98.00. 1885-CC VG $160.00, F $161.00, VF $162.00, EF $165.00, AU $170.00, MS-60 $175.00, MS-63 $200.00, MS-64 $230.00, MS-65 $540.00.
1885-O VG $7.50, F $7.75, VF $8.00, EF $8.50, AU $9.50, MS-60 $13.00, MS-63 $23.00, MS-64 $34.00, MS-65 $83.00.
1885-S VG $8.50, F $12.00, VF $14.00, EF $17.50, AU $39.00, MS-60 $76.00, MS-63 $230.00, MS-64 $350.00, MS-65 $2,050.00.
1886 VG $6.75, F $7.50, VF $7.75 EF $8.00, AU $9.00, MS- 60 $12.00 MS-63 $23.00, MS-64 $34.00, MS-65 $91.00.
1886-O VG $8.00, F $10.00, VF $12.00, EF $15.00, AU $40.00, MS-60 $180.00, MS-63 $1,300.00, MS-64 $4,000.00, MS-65 $32,000.00 (my estimate; no CDN ask price listed).
1886-S VG $11.00, F $13.00, VF $17.50, EF $30.00, AU $45.00, MS-60 $85.00, MS-63 $290.00, MS-64 $500.00, MS-65 $3,100.00.
1887 VG $7.50, F $3.00, VF $8.00, EF $8.75, AU $9.50, MS-60 $12.00, MS-63 $23.00, MS-64 $34.00, MS-65 $83.00.
1887/6 VG $12.75, F $14.00, VF $14.75, EF $21.75, AU $33.00, MS-60 $150.00, MS-63 $1550.00, MS-64 $2,050.00, MS-65 $5,100.00.
1887-O VG $7.50, F $8.00, VF $8.50, EF $11.00, AU $18.00, MS-60 $27.00, MS-63 $155.00, MS-64 $585.00, MS-65 $4,700.00.