Q. David Bowers
In the August 1944 issue of The Numismatist, William J. Schultz, of Cincinnati, Ohio, offered the following Morgan dollars for sale. Note that there was not a great price difference between grades such as VF and EF and the grade of Mint State, Collectors and dealers were not condition conscious then.
1878 S TF. VF $3.50.
1878 7 TF. VF $4.00.
1878-CC Fine $2.85, VF $3.75.
1878-S VF $2.50.
1879 Fine $1.85, VF $2.50.
1880 Fine $1.75, VF $2.00.
1880-CC Fine $2.75.
1880-O Fine $2.00, VF $2.50.
1880-S Fine $1.75, VF $2.00, Unc. $2.50.
1881 Fine $2.00, VF $2.50, Unc. $3.00.
1881-CC VF $3.75.
1881-O Fine $2.00,VF $2.56.
1881-S Fine $2.00, VF$2.50, Unc. $3.00.
1882 Fine $1.75, VF $2.25.
1882-CC Fine $2.25, VF $3.00.
1882-O Fine $2.25, VF $3.00.
1882-S Fine $2.00, VF $2.25, Unc. $2.75.
1883 Fine $2.00, VF $2.25.
1883-CC VG $2.00, Fine $2.50.
1883-O VG $1.75, Fine $2.00, VF $2.25.
1884 Fine $2.00, VF $2.25.
1884-CC VF $3.50, Unc. $4.50.
1884-O VF $2.50.
1884-S Fine $2.90, VF $3.75.
1885 Fine $1.90,VF $2.25'.
1885-O Fine $2.00, VF $2.50.
1885-S Fine $3.75, VF $4.50.
1886 Fine $2.75, VF $3.25.
1886-O Good $1.50, Fine $2.25, VF $3.00.
1886-S Fine $2.00, VF $2.75.
1887 Fine $2.25, VF $2.75.
1887-O Fine $2.50, VF $3.25.
1887-S VF $2.50, Unc, $3.00.
1888 VF $2.50.
1888-O VF $3.50, Unc. $4.50.
1888-S Fine $2.85, VF $3.75, Unc, $4.50.
1889 VF $2.75.
1889-CC VG $1.75, Fine $2.25, VF $2.50.
1889-O Fine $2.25, VF $3.00.
1889-S Fine $3.25, VF$4.00, Unc, $4.50.
1890 Fine $2.25, VF $2.75.
1890-CC Fine $2.00, VF $2.75, Unc, $3.25.
1890-O Fine $3.25, VF $4.00, Unc, $4.75.
1890-S VF $2.25, Unc. $3.00.
1891 Fine $2.00, VF $2.50.
1891-CC Fine $2.00, VF $2.50, Unc, $3.00.
1891-O Good $2.00, Fine $2.75, VF $3.25.
1891-S VF $2.50, Unc. $3.00.
1892-CC Fine $3.25, VF $4.00
1892-O Fine $1.75, VF $2.25.
1892-S Good $2.00, Fine $2.75.
1893-CC Fine $3.00.
1894-O Good $2.00, Fine $2.50.
1894-S Fine $3.00, VF $3.75.
1896 Fine $2.75.
1896-O Good $2.50, Fine $3.25, VF $4.00.
1896-S Fine $2.75, VF $3.50.
1897-O Good $3.00, Fine $3.75, VF $4.50.
1897-S Good $2.50, Fine $3.50, VF $4.25, Unc, $5.00.
1898-O Fine $2.50, VF$3.25.
1898-S VF $2.00, Unc. $2.50.
1899-O Fine $2.50,VF $3.25.
1899-S Good $1.75, Fine $2.00,VF $2.25.
1900 Fine $2.25.
1900-O Fine $2.50, VF$3.25.
1900-S Fine $2.25, VF $2.75.
1901 Fine $2.50.
1901-O Fine $2.50, VF $3.25.
1901-S Fine $2.25, VF $3.00
1902 Fine $2.00, VF $2.50.
1902-O Fine $4.00, VF $4.75.
1902-S Fine $4.00, VF $4.75.
1904 VF $2.50, Unc, $3.00.
1904-O Good $2.50, Fine $3.00, VF $3.75.
1904-S VF $2.50.
1921 Unc. $2.50.
1921-D Fine $2.00, VF $2.50, Unc. $3.00.
1921-S Fine $1.75, VF $2.00, Unc. $2.50.
In the January 1945 issue of The Numismatist, Charles B. Knoth, St. Albans, New York, offered the following Morgan dollars.
1878-S Fine $1.50, VF $1.75, EF. $2.00, Unc $2.50.
1879 Fine $1.50.
1879-S EF $2.00, Unc. $2.50.
1880 Fine $1.50, Unc. $2.50.
1880-S EF $2.00, Unc. $2.50.
1881 Fine $1.75.
1882-O Fine $2.00.
1882-S EF $2.00.
1883 Fine $1.50.
1883-O Fine $1040.
1883-S VF $3.00, EF $4.00.
1884-S Fine $5.00.
1885-O Fine $1.50.
1885-S Fine $3.00.
1886-O Fine $2.50.
1887-O Fine $2.50.
1887-S Unc. $2.50.
1888-O Fine $2.50, VF $3.50.
1888-S Unc. $2.50.
1889-O Fine $2.25, VF $3.00.
1890-S Unc. $2.00.
1890-O Fine $1.75, VF $2.25.
1891 Fine $1.50.
1891-O Fine $2.00, VF $3.00, EF $3.75.
1891-S Unc. $2.00.
1892 Fine $1.50, EF $2.50.
1892-O VF $3.00, EF $4.00.
1896-O VF $3.00.
1897-O VF $3.50, EF. $4.50.
1897-S Unc. $2.00.
1898-S Unc. $2.00.
1898-O Fine $2.00.
1900-O EF. $3.75, Unc. $5.00.
1902-S Unc. $7.50.
1904 EF. $1.75.
1921 Unc. $2.00.
1921-D Unc. $2.50.
1921-S Unc. $2.00.