The Morgan Dollar is the most collected coin in American history, and the Sunshine Mint Morgan round lets stackers own its design at bullion pricing instead of numismatic premiums. Struck by Sunshine Minting, the Idaho refiner that supplies blanks to the US Mint itself, each round contains 1 troy oz of .999 fine silver and carries Sunshine’s exclusive MintMark SI security feature.
Key Features:
- Purity and Weight: .999 fine silver, 1 troy oz
- Metal Type: Silver
- Obverse Design: Morgan-style Liberty portrait with E PLURIBUS UNUM, ring of stars, and the SMI hallmark
- Reverse Design: Morgan-inspired eagle with wreath and the MintMark SI anti-counterfeit seal
- Produced by Sunshine Mint, renowned for precision and innovation
The obverse recreates George T. Morgan’s celebrated Liberty in crisp modern relief. Liberty faces left wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her cap gathered with wheat stalks and cotton blossoms and her hair falling in heavy curls down her neck. E PLURIBUS UNUM arcs across the top rim, a ring of stars lines the lower border, and the SMI hallmark sits at the base of the portrait. The frosted figure stands out sharply against the mirror-polished field, a contrast the original circulating dollars never had.
The reverse follows the historic Morgan layout with an eagle lifting its wings above a tied laurel wreath, framed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the inscription ONE TROY OZ .999 FINE SILVER. At the eagle’s breast sits the MintMark SI pad, a micro-engraved circle that reveals hidden authentication patterns under Sunshine’s decoder lens, technology that makes these rounds among the hardest bullion products to counterfeit.
Because rounds are privately minted, they carry no face value and typically cost noticeably less per ounce than government coins bearing the same artwork. Sunshine’s reputation keeps them instantly recognizable to dealers nationwide.
Classic American design, cutting-edge security, and one of the lowest paths to an ounce of silver make this round a stacking staple. Order the Sunshine Mint Morgan 1 oz silver round today.