1893-S Morgan dollar
United States | |
| Value | One dollar |
|---|---|
| Mass | (4121⁄2 gr) |
| Diameter | (1.5 in) |
| Thickness | (0.09 in) |
| Edge | Reeding |
| Composition |
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| Years of minting | 1893–1893 |
| Mint marks | San Francisco |
| Circulation | 100,000 |
| Obverse | |
| Design | Liberty |
| Designer | George T. Morgan |
| Design date | 1878 |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Eagle clasping arrows and olive branch |
| Designer | George T. Morgan |
| Design date | 1878 |
The 1893-S Morgan dollar is a United States dollar coin struck in 1893 at the San Francisco Mint. It is the lowest mintage business strike Morgan dollar in the series. The 1893-S is considered to be a key date in the Morgan dollar series: examples of the coin in both mint state and in circulated condition are valuable.
The high value of the coin has made it a target for counterfeiters. Many fake 1893-S Morgan dollars have been created. Knowledgeable coin collectors can identify a fake based on the variations in the dies which were used to strike the coins.