Q. David Bowers
The May 1957 issue of The Numismatist carried an advertisement by John and Frances Holden of Garwin, Iowa, for Uncirculated Morgan dollars as follows. Those in lower price ranges represented issues available in quantity on the market at the time. In the 1950s, the 1886-O and 1896-O dollars, darlings of the market decades later, were readily available in Mint State.
The Holdens must have had some special sources, for not many other people offered Uncirculated 1895-O or 1904-O dollars at the time.
1878 Unc. $2.50.
1878-CC Unc.$2.50.
1878-S Unc. $2.50.
1879 Unc. $2.50.
1879-CC Unc. $3.75.
1879-O Unc. $3.75.
1879-S Unc. $2.00.
1880 Unc. $2.50.
1880-CC Unc. $4.50.
1880-O Unc. $3.25.
1881 Unc. $2.50.
1881-CC Unc, $3.75.
1881-O Unc. $3.25.
1881-S Unc. $2.00.
1882 Unc. $2.50.
1882-CC Unc. '$3.25.
1882-O Unc. $3.25.
1882-S Unc. $2.50.
1883 Unc. $2.50.
1883-CC Unc. $3.25.
1883-O Unc. $3.25:
1884 Unc. $2.50.
1884-CC Unc. $3.25.
1884-O Unc. $3.25.
1884-S Unc, $12.50.
1885-CC Unc. $3.75.
1885-O Unc. $3.25.
1885-S Unc. $2.50.
1886 Unc. $2.00.
1886-O Unc, $7.50.
1886-S Unc. $2.50.
1887 Unc. $2.50.
1887-O Unc. $4.50.
1888 Unc. $2.50.
1888-O Unc. $3.75.
1889 Unc. $2.00.
1889-CC Unc. $50.00.
1889-O Unc. $3.75.
1890-CC Unc. $2.50.
1890-O Unc. $3.75.
1891 Unc. $2.00.
1891-CC Unc. $2.50.
1891-O Unc. $3.75.
1892 Unc. $4.50.
1892-CC Unc. $3.25.
1892-S Unc. $37.50.
1892-O Unc. $4.50.
1893 Unc. $4.50.
1893-CC Unc. $15.00.
1893-O Unc. $7.50.
1894-O Unc. $4.50.
1894 Unc. $20.00.
1895-O Unc, $22.50.
1895-S Unc, $25.00.
1896 Unc. $3.75.
1896-O Unc. $4.50.
1896-S Unc. $22.50.
1897 Unc. $2.00, select Unc, $2.50.
1897-O Unc, $3.75.
1898 Unc. $2.00.
1899 Unc. $12.50.
1899-S Unc. $2.50.
1899-O Unc. $4.50.
1900 Unc. $2.00.
1900-O Unc. $3.25.
1900-S Unc. $3.25.
1901 Unc, $7.50.
1901-O Unc, $4.50.
1901-S Unc. $3.25.
1902 Unc. $7.50.
1902-O Unc. $22.50.
1902-S Unc. $3.75.
1903 Unc. $2.00, select Unc. $2.50.
1903-S Unc. $37.50.
1904 Unc. $4.50.
1904-O Unc. $50.00.
1904-S Unc. $4.50.
The May 1957 issue of The Numismatist printed an advertisement by Harry J. Forman, one of the most active dealers on the silver dollar scene. Offered were these Uncirculated Morgan dollars.
1878-CC Unc. $4.50.
1879-CC Unc. $8.50.
1880-CC Unc. $20.00.
1881-CC Unc. $11.00.
1881-O Unc. $6.50.
1882-CC Unc. $7.50.
1882-O Unc. $6.50.
1883-CC Unc. $7.50.
1883-O Unc. $5.00.
1884-CC Unc. $6.50.
1884-O Unc. $5.00.
1885-CC Unc. $12.50.
1885-O Unc. $5.50.
1887-O Unc. $11.00.
1888-O Unc. $15.00.
1890-CC Unc, $4.00.
1891-CC Unc. $4.00.
1892-CC Unc. $6.00.
1900-O Unc. $5.00.