Q. David Bowers
1890-O Nearly Unc. with slight cabinet friction. $4.00.
1890-S Unc. $2.50.
1891 Perfect brilliant Proof $12.50.
1891-CC Unc., frosty mint surface. $3.25.
1891-O VF $5.25.
1891-S Unc., frosty mint surface. $2.50.
1892 Perfect brilliant Proof $13.50.
1892-CC Perfect brilliant Proof $48.50.
1892-O VG $5.25.
1893 Brilliant Proof $12.50.
1893-CC Fine to VF $4.75.
1893-O Unc. with frosty mint surface. $17.50.
1894-O Practically Unc., frosty mint surface. $7.50.
1894-S Unc., mint lustre; slightest cabinet friction. $5.25.
1896-O VF, strictly so. $12.50.
1896-S Strictly Fine $6.00.
1897-O VF $3.10.
1897-S Unc., brilliant. $3.50.
1898-S Unc., frosty mint surface. $3.00.
1899-O Unc., but light evidence of having been handled with other coins. $6.75.
1899-S Unc., mint lustre. Slight abrasion. $3.15.
1900 Perfect brilliant Proof $13.50.
1900-O Fine to VF $10.50.
1900-O EF $8.50.
1900-S Unc. $3.00.
1901 Perfect brilliant Proof $10.50.
1901-O Strictly Fine $4.00.
1901-S Unc., frosty mint surface. $6.50.
1902 Perfect brilliant Proof $8.40.
1902-O Fine $3.10.
1902-S Unc., mint lustre. $5.00.
1903-S Fine, strictly so. $19.25.
1904 Perfect brilliant Proof $22.50.
1904-O Nearly Fine $4.20.
1904-S Brilliant Unc. $3.00.
1921 Originally purchased as a brilliant Proof. It has all the appearances of a Proof, but the stars are not struck up. $21.00.
1921 Unc. Brilliant. $2.75.
1921 Unc., slight cabinet friction. $1.25.
1921-D Morgan. Unc. $3.15.
1921-S Unc. $2.50.
In the March 1950 issue of The Numismatist, Harry W. Bason listed Uncirculated Morgan dollars as follows. Note the high price of 1885-CC. Quantities released in the late 1930s and/or obtained from the Treasury Building in Washington seem to have dried up, and the variety became expensive. Later in the 1950s decade, quantities would come out of the Treasury Building, and the price would fall precipitately.
In this 1950 listing the 1886-O and 1896-O create no special notice; later, they would be recognized as rare. Ditto for 1884-S and certain other dates. In general, if an issue was not released in quantity later in 1962-1964, and was not on the market in quantity before then, it became recognized as rare after 1962-1964.
1878 8 TF. Unc. $5.50.
1878-CC Unc. $3.50.
1879-O Unc. $7.50.
1879-CC Unc. $12.90.
1880-CC Unc. $9.90.
1880-O Unc. $5.90.
1881-CC Unc. $27.50.
1881-O Unc. $5.90.
1882-CC Unc. $8.50.
1882-O Unc. $4.90.
1883-CC Unc. $8.50.
1883-O Unc. $4.50.
1883-S Unc. $4.50.
1884-CC Unc. $5.50.
1884-O Unc. $4.90.
1884-S Unc. $7.50.
1885-CC Unc. $24.90.
1885-O Unc. $6.50.
1885-S Unc. $6.50.
1886 Unc. $6.50.
1886-O Unc. $6.50.
1887 Unc. $5.50.
1887-O Unc. $5.50.
1887-S Unc. $3.90.
1888 Unc. $5.90.
1888-O Unc. $5.90.
1888-S Unc. $3.90.
1888-S Unc. $5.90.
1889 Unc. $4.90.
1889-CC Unc. $l4.90.
1889-O Unc. $4.90.
1889-S Unc. $4.90.
1890 Unc. $4.90.
1890-CC Unc. $5.75.
1890-O Unc. $4.90.
1891-CC Unc. $5.75.
1891-O Unc. $4.50.
1892 Unc. $5.90.
1892-CC Unc. $6.50.