1885 Morgan Silver Dollar...*HOT**STUNNER* 1 DAY SALE!

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1885 Morgan Silver Dollar... *STUNNER* SEALED IN A SLAB CASE THIS COIN IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!! GET YOUR HANDS ON SILVER! SILVER IS AT $38 an OZ The Morgan dollar was a United States dollar coin minted intermittently from 1878 to 1921. It was the first standard silver dollar minted since production of that denomination ceased due to the passage of the Fourth Coinage Act ; the act also ended the free coining of silver . The coin is named for its designer, George T. Morgan . The obverse depicts a profile portrait representing Liberty , while the reverse depicts an eagle with wings outstretched. The dollar was authorized by the Bland–Allison Act . Following the passage of the Fourth Coinage Act, mining interests lobbied to restore the free coinage. Instead, the Bland–Allison Act was passed, which required the Treasury to purchase between two and four million dollars worth of silver to be coined into dollars each month. Later, in 1890, the Bland–Allison Act was repealed. The new provision, under the Sherman Silver Purchase Act , required the Treasury to purchase 4,500,000 troy ounces (140,000 kg) of silver each month, but only required silver dollar production for one year. This act, in turn, was repealed in 1893.In 1898, an act was approved that required all remaining bullion purchased under the Sherman Silver Purchase Act be read more

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