Q. David Bowers
The rare coin market was in one of its periodic doldrums, and that may have provided the reason why Harry W. Bason captioned an advertisement for Uncirculated Morgan dollars with the phrase "At New Low Prices" in the January 1951 issue of The Numismatist.
1878 Unc. $1.90.
1878-CC Unc, $2.90.
1878-S Unc. $1.90.
1879 Unc. $1.90.
1879-CC Unc. $7.50.
1879-O Unc, $7.50.
1880 Unc. $1.90.
1881 Unc. $1.90.
1881-O Unc. $4.90.
1881-S Unc. $1.90.
1882 Unc. $1.90.
1882-CC Unc. $7.50.
1882-O Unc. $3.90.
1882-S Unc. $1.90.
1883 Unc. $2.50.
1883-CC Unc. $7.50.
1883-O Unc. $3.90.
1883-S Unc. $3.90.
1884 Unc. $3.50.
1884-S Unc. $7.50.
1885 Unc. $3.90.
1885-O Unc, $3.90.
1885-S Unc, $2.90.
1886 Unc, $4.90.
1886-O Unc, $7.50.
1887 Unc. $4.50.
1887-O Unc. $4.50.
1887-S Unc. $3.90.
1888 Unc. $6.50.
1888-O Unc. $5.50.
1888-S Unc. $3.90.
1889 Unc. $4.25.
1889-O Unc. $3.90.
1890 Unc. $3.90.
1890-O Unc. $4.25.
1890-S Unc. $2.25.
1890-CC Unc. $3.50.
1891 Unc. $4.90.
1891-O Unc. $5.50.
1891-CC Unc, $3.90.
1892 Unc. $4.90.
1892-O Unc, $5.90.
1892-S Unc, $12.50.
1892-CC Unc. $5.50.
1893 Unc. $4.75.
1893-O Unc. $5.90.
1894 Unc. $7.50.
1894-O Unc. $4.75.
1894-S Unc. $3.90.
1895-O Unc. $4.90.
1895-S Unc. $14.90.
1896 Unc. $5.90.
1896-O Unc. $4.90.
1897 Unc. $7.50.
1897-O Unc. $4.25.
1897-S Unc. $2.90.
1898 Unc. $7.50.
1898-O Unc. $12.90.
1898-S Unc. $2.90.
1899 Unc. $4.50.
1899-O Unc. $4.50.
1900 Unc. $4.50.
1900-O Unc. $3.50.
1900-S Unc, $2.90.
1901 Unc. $4.50.
1901-O Unc. $4.50.
1901-S Unc. $4.90.
1902 Unc. $2.50.
1901-O Unc. $12.90.
1903 Unc. $12.90.
1904 Unc. $3.50.
1904-S Unc. $4.50.
The advertisement of W.E. Johnson in the July 1951 issue of The Numismatist offered Morgan dollars in various grades. At the time there was a good market for worn issues. Notice that the difference in price between Very Fine and Uncirculated remained nominal, as it had been for many years-a sharp contrast to the great differentiation that would occur in later decades.
1878 8 TF. Unc. $2.75.
1878 7 TF. F $1.25, VF $1.50, Unc, $2.00.
1878-CC F $1.50, VF $1.75, Unc. $2.75.
1878-S F $1.25, VF $1.45, Unc. $1.75.
1879 F $1.25, VF $1.45, Unc, $1.75. "
1879-CC F $2.50, Unc, $9.95.
1879-O F $1.75, VF $2.75, Unc. $15.25.
1879-S F $1.25, VF $1.45, Unc. $1.75.
1880 F $1.25, VF $1.45, Unc. $1.75.
1880-CC F $4.95.
1880-O F $1.50, VF $2.00, Unc. $5.00.
1880-S F $1.25, VF $1.45, Unc. $1.75.
1881 F $1.25, VF $1.45, Unc. $1.75.
1881-CC F $4.95.
1881-O F $1.50, VF $2.00.
1881-S F $1.25, VF $1.50, Unc. $2.00;
1882 F $1.25, VF $1.45, Unc. $1.75.
1882-CC VG $1.75, F $2.25, VF $3.25, Unc. $7.50.
1882-O F $1.50, VF $2.00.
1882-S F $1.25, VF $1.50, Unc. $2.00.
1883 F $1.25, VF $1.50, Unc, $2.00