1890-S Uncirculated Morgan Silver Dollar Historic San Francisco Mint ☆ 260

Denomination: $1

Coin: Morgan

Composition: Silver

Year: 1890

Fineness: 0.9

Strike Type: Business

Mint Location: San Francisco

Country of Origin: United States

Struck at the historic San Francisco Mint during the peak of the Gilded Age, this 1890-S Morgan Silver Dollar is a brilliant representative of George T. Morgan’s iconic silver coin design. Produced under the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890, which dramatically increased the government's silver buying requirements, San Francisco minted coins during this era with the exceptional strike sharpness and deep luster for which the branch mint is world-renowned.

Struck in 90% fine silver (containing over three-quarters of a troy ounce of pure silver), this coin spent decades stored in Treasury canvas bags, preserving its original, fiery cartwheel luster. It exhibits light, typical "bag marks"—minor contact nicks from resting alongside other silver dollars in vault storage—while maintaining completely uncirculated, razor-sharp design details. For collectors building a high-grade Morgan date set or looking for a radiant 19th-century silver dollar, this piece offers outstanding eye appeal.