Price Guide for 1891 Dollar Variants

This guide presents price ranges for 1891 Dollar variants from three sources: eBay sales, third-party auctions, and PCGS guides. Values are shown for various conditions, allowing collectors to compare across different market segments. Price estimates may vary between sources, especially for rarer variants.

1891 Dollar (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $11.00 - $6,600.00
    Uncirculated: $25.00 - $19,200.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $20.31 - $409.00
    Uncirculated: $27.00 - $6,811.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $32.00 - $90.00
    Uncirculated: $100.00 - $47,500.00

1891-O Dollar (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $15.00 - $8,500.00
    Uncirculated: $15.00 - $108,687.50
  • eBay
    Circulated: $1.00 - $750.00
    Uncirculated: $102.77 - $6,900.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $30.00 - $245.00
    Uncirculated: $260.00 - $125,000.00

1891-CC Dollar (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $2.00 - $9,000.00
    Uncirculated: $4.85 - $37,600.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $10.00 - $860.00
    Uncirculated: $1.00 - $5,700.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $140.00 - $685.00
    Uncirculated: $725.00 - $65,000.00

1891-S Dollar (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $2.00 - $3,600.00
    Uncirculated: $4.50 - $31,200.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $19.59 - $250.00
    Uncirculated: $45.00 - $4,150.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $34.00 - $145.00
    Uncirculated: $160.00 - $33,500.00

1891-CC Dollar VAM 3 Spitting Eagle TOP 100 (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $79.00 - $660.00
    Uncirculated: $224.00 - $40,800.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $70.00 - $784.95
    Uncirculated: $378.20 - $4,950.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $160.00 - $775.00
    Uncirculated: $800.00 - $45,000.00

1891-O Dollar, PL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $264.00
    Uncirculated: $170.00 - $10,450.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $110.00
    Uncirculated: $225.00 - $3,750.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $350.00 - $13,500.00

1891 Dollar VAM 2 Doubled Ear (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $25.00 - $216.00
    Uncirculated: $75.00 - $2,760.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $29.78 - $125.00
    Uncirculated: $72.03 - $899.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $46.00 - $88.00
    Uncirculated: $120.00 - $2,750.00

1891-CC Dollar, PL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $155.00 - $1,800.00
    Uncirculated: $215.00 - $199,750.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $349.00 - $569.00
    Uncirculated: $368.00 - $3,050.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $700.00 - $750.00
    Uncirculated: $800.00 - $235,000.00

1891-S Dollar VAM 1 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Circulated: $97.88
    Uncirculated: $153.70 - $550.00

1891-S Dollar, PL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $75.00 - $82.00
    Uncirculated: $66.00 - $11,100.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $59.99 - $5,375.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $200.00 - $10,000.00

1891-O Dollar VAM 3 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Circulated: $18.50 - $180.00
    Uncirculated: $310.00

1891-O Dollar VAM 4 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Circulated: $21.50 - $89.00

1891-O Dollar VAM 6 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Circulated: $39.93

1891-O Dollar VAM 8 (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $432.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $26.66 - $79.00

1891 Dollar, CAM (Proof)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $1,380.00 - $47,438.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $6,209.10 - $16,000.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $2,600.00 - $60,000.00

1891 Dollar, PL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $76.00
    Uncirculated: $175.08 - $3,450.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $38.25
    Uncirculated: $42.00 - $1,650.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $225.00 - $1,900.00

1891-S Dollar VAM 2 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $117.50

1891 Dollar, DCAM (Proof)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $7,503.60 - $30,000.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $3,000.00 - $75,000.00

1891 Dollar VAM2A Dbl Ear/Moustache (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $29.00 - $1,762.50
  • eBay
    Circulated: $36.00 - $1,150.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $110.00 - $2,000.00
    Uncirculated: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00

1891-O Dollar VAM 1A Clashed E (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $36.00 - $780.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $20.50 - $350.00
    Uncirculated: $49.50
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $74.00 - $445.00
    Uncirculated: $525.00 - $1,050.00

1891-S Dollar VAM 3 Doubled Stars (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $50.00 - $138.00
    Uncirculated: $78.00 - $6,250.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $50.00 - $147.50
    Uncirculated: $95.00 - $795.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $64.00 - $200.00
    Uncirculated: $225.00 - $7,000.00

1891-S Dollar VAM 5A (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $33.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $78.00

1891-S Dollar GSA Hoard (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $272.00 - $2,250.00

1891-S Dollar VAM 7 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Circulated: $67.00

1891-S Dollar VAM 8 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Circulated: $50.00

1891-S Dollar VAM 9 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $84.88 - $189.99

1891-S Dollar VAM 10 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Circulated: $47.00
    Uncirculated: $82.06 - $94.99

1891-CC Dollar VAM 3 Spitting Eagle GSA Hoard TOP 100 (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $1,762.50 - $5,400.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $133.61 - $1,980.00
    Uncirculated: $305.00 - $5,500.00

1891-CC Dollar VAM 3 Spitting Eagle GSA Hoard TOP 100, PL (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $595.00

1891-O Dollar VAM 1B Pitted Reverse (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $50.00 - $504.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $70.00 - $774.95

1891-O Dollar VAM 3A Weak E Rev (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $51.00 - $575.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $40.00 - $2,200.00

1891 Dollar (Proof)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $432.00 - $1,475.00
    Uncirculated: $4.20 - $34,075.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $941.20 - $1,338.00
    Uncirculated: $71.00 - $5,395.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $1,375.00 - $1,800.00
    Uncirculated: $2,200.00 - $37,500.00

1891 Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $1,500.00 - $38,000.00
    Uncirculated: $276.00 - $24,675.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $79.50 - $999.99
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $500.00 - $45,000.00

1891-CC Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $1,600.00 - $2,200.00
    Uncirculated: $225.00 - $121,000.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $638.00 - $3,600.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $900.00 - $65,000.00

1891-O Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $978.00 - $58,750.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $1,200.00 - $55,000.00

1891-S Dollar, DMPL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $150.00 - $31,725.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $426.00 - $3,899.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $300.00 - $37,500.00

1891 Dollar VAM 1 (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $540.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $44.00 - $449.99
    Uncirculated: $45.00 - $983.25

1891 Dollar VAM 1A (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $73.70 - $95.70

1891-CC Dollar VAM 7 Spitting Eagle TOP 100 (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $114.00 - $552.00
    Uncirculated: $527.00 - $1,320.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $144.50 - $459.99
    Uncirculated: $157.51 - $1,825.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $175.00 - $715.00
    Uncirculated: $775.00 - $7,000.00

1891 Dollar VAM 2 Doubled Ear, PL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $6,463.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $1,500.00 - $7,000.00

1891 Dollar VAM 2 Doubled Ear, DMPL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $810.00 - $5,040.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $999.95
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $1,250.00 - $8,000.00

1891 Dollar VAM 3 (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $66.00 - $84.00
    Uncirculated: $558.80
  • eBay
    Circulated: $220.00 - $375.00
    Uncirculated: $214.50 - $2,790.00

1891 Dollar VAM 3, PL (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $832.57

1891 Dollar VAM 5 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $299.00

1891-CC Dollar GSA Hoard (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $1,239.00
    Uncirculated: $1,527.50 - $6,195.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $630.00 - $5,750.00

1891-CC Dollar VAM 1 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Circulated: $204.50 - $504.85
    Uncirculated: $400.00 - $2,000.00

1891-CC Dollar VAM 2 (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $620.00 - $2,950.00

1891-CC Dollar VAM 3 Spitting Eagle TOP 100, PL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $518.00 - $1,100.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $465.00 - $1,350.00

1891-CC Dollar VAM 3 Spitting Eagle TOP 100, DMPL (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $810.00 - $8,225.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $1,525.00 - $5,400.00

1891-CC Dollar VAM 4 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Circulated: $86.00 - $152.50
    Uncirculated: $646.00

1891-O Dollar VAM 1 (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $59.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $175.00 - $459.00
    Uncirculated: $399.00 - $800.00

1891-O Dollar VAM 2 (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Circulated: $90.00 - $113.50

Design and Specifications of the 1891 Dollar

The 1891 Morgan Dollar is part of the iconic Morgan Dollar series, which was minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921. Named after its designer, George T. Morgan, this coin played a crucial role in America's westward expansion and the nation's economic growth during the late 19th century.

The year 1891 saw continued production of Morgan Dollars at multiple mints, reflecting the ongoing demand for silver coinage in the American economy. This period was marked by political debates over silver monetization, which would ultimately lead to the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 and its repeal in 1893.

Weight 26.73 grams
Diameter 38.1 mm
Mint Marks Philadelphia (no mint mark), New Orleans (O), San Francisco (S), Carson City (CC)
Composition 90% silver, 10% copper
Obverse Design Liberty Head (Morgan Dollar), designed by George T. Morgan
Reverse Design Heraldic eagle with wings spread, designed by George T. Morgan

Rarity Factors and Value Drivers

The condition of 1891 Morgan Dollars significantly impacts their value. Coins in uncirculated condition (MS60 and above) command substantial premiums, with MS65 and higher grades being particularly valuable. The Carson City (CC) mint mark is especially desirable in high grades due to its lower mintage and historical significance.

Key factors affecting condition include:

1. Strike quality: Well-struck coins with full detail on Liberty's hair and the eagle's feathers are more valuable.
2. Luster: Original mint luster adds significant value, especially if it's full and unbroken.
3. Contact marks: Fewer bag marks or contact marks, especially on the cheek and fields, increase value.
4. Toning: Natural, attractive toning can enhance value, particularly for the CC mint mark.

Philadelphia, No Mint Mark

Mintage: 8,694,206

Rarity Scale: Common

Circulation Status: Widely Circulated

Preservation Rarity: Scarce in MS65 and above

Varieties Errors: None significant

Market Demand: Moderate, typical for common date Morgan Dollars

New Orleans, O

Mintage: 7,954,529

Rarity Scale: Common

Circulation Status: Widely Circulated

Preservation Rarity: Scarce in MS65 and above

Varieties Errors: None significant

Market Demand: Moderate, typical for common date Morgan Dollars

San Francisco, S

Mintage: 5,296,000

Rarity Scale: Common

Circulation Status: Widely Circulated

Preservation Rarity: Scarce in MS65 and above

Varieties Errors: None significant

Market Demand: Moderate, typical for common date Morgan Dollars

Carson City, CC

Mintage: 1,618,000

Rarity Scale: Scarce

Circulation Status: Moderate Circulation

Preservation Rarity: Rare in MS65 and above

Varieties Errors: None significant

Market Demand: High, due to Carson City mint mark and lower mintage

Additional factors influencing the value of 1891 Morgan Dollars include:

1. Mint mark: Carson City (CC) coins are generally more valuable due to lower mintage and collector demand.
2. Die state: Early die state coins with sharp details are often more desirable.
3. Prooflike surfaces: Some 1891 Morgans exhibit prooflike or deep mirror prooflike surfaces, which can command significant premiums.
4. Historical significance: As part of the Morgan Dollar series, these coins are popular among collectors interested in American economic history.
5. Overall rarity: While common in circulated grades, all 1891 Morgan Dollars become scarce in gem uncirculated condition (MS65 and above).

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