where to find the mint on a morgan silver dollar

[DelKhloe]

Ah, the great Morgan dollar mint mark hunt! It's a classic numismatic quest. To find that elusive little letter, you'll need to flip your coin over to the reverse, or what most of us call the "tails" side. Get a good look at that majestic, slightly skinny eagle.

Now, let your eyes travel down past its tail feathers and look just below the ribbon tying the wreath together. There, floating like a tiny island in a sea of silver right above the "O" in the word "DOLLAR," is where the mint mark lives. This isn't some random graffiti; it's the secret handshake telling you which U.S. Mint facility produced your coin.

If you're squinting at that spot and see absolutely nothing, don't rush to the optometrist. It simply means your coin is a proud Philadelphian. The main mint was apparently too cool to sign its work for most of the series, so a blank space means Philly. If you do find a letter, you might see an "S" for San Francisco, an "O" for the Big Easy's New Orleans mint, a "D" for Denver (on the 1921 issue only), or the legendary "CC" for the Wild West mint in Carson City. So there you have it, the secret's on the back, hiding in plain sight.