what is a 1890 o silver dollar worth

[VonSkylar]

Ah, the 1890-O Morgan Silver Dollar, a classic piece from the New Orleans mint! Asking what it's worth is a bit like asking how much a car is worth—it all comes down to condition, condition, condition. Did it spend decades jangling in a cowboy's pocket, or has it been resting on a velvet pillow since it was born?

If your coin looks like it's seen a few things and has been well-circulated, its value is still quite respectable. A coin in "Good" condition might fetch around $37, while a nicer "Extremely Fine" example could be worth about $48. An "About Uncirculated" coin, one that just barely saw the light of day, could command around $55.

Now, if you have an uncirculated, mint state specimen that never had to work a day in its life, the numbers get much more exciting. A basic uncirculated (MS-60) coin can be valued anywhere from $70 to $79. As the quality gets crisper, the price skyrockets. A very nice MS-63 coin could be worth between $125 and $146, and for a truly pristine, gem-quality MS-65 example, you're looking at a value in the glamorous neighborhood of $600 to $687.

And if your coin looks like it was used as a poker chip in a saloon brawl and is too worn to grade? Don't despair! At the very least, it's always worth its weight in silver, which comes out to a melt value of about $21.57. So no matter what, it's certainly worth more than a dollar.