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QUERY: ENGRAVED 1921-D MORGAN DOLLARSGinger Rapsus writes:I am seeking info on the 1921-D Morgan dollars engraved,
"6th coin of 1st 100 ever released..." I believe numbers 3-12 were
engraved, and I am trying to track them all down! I saw #12 at the ANA.
Thank you. A web search located an image of dollar #4. -Editor
In 1921 then director of the Denver Mint embarked on a
plan to engrave the first 100 Morgan Dollars to be minted by his facility.
It became readily apparent that there simply was not enough time to
complete the task, engraving dollars being much more arduous than
expected. The project was stopped after only 12 coins were completed. This
coin is number 4 of the twelve... For more information on specimen #4, see, see: Northern Nevada Dollar Error Gallery (http://www.brokencc.com/dollarerrors.php) Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster |