Description

1884-o MORGAN DOLLAR.

New Orleans mint: 9,730,000.

Obverse: Laureate bust to left, date below flanked by stars.

Reverse: Eagle within half wreath.

Silver: 0.900, 26.73g, (actual worn weight is 26.64g), 38.1mm.

Catalogue: KM#110.

US grade: F-12.

Nice original example.

"As the New Orleans Mint used the same coin dies to strike large quantities of coins, metal would flow into the small interior cavity of the punch or the die would wear down, causing the center of the "O" mint mark to appear filled".

"Tiny pieces of metal breaking off or filling the recess of the die can also create a solid-looking mint mark."

"Some collectors compare filled "O" marks to the 1884-O repunched/thick "O/O" varieties, though coin communities generally note that a simple filled "O" is a normal byproduct of late-stage die".