Mint resurrected the Morgan silver dollar obverse and reverse designs. A new design for the silver dollar was in the works, but it was not ready for production yet. Mint had not made silver dollars in 17 years, new dies had to be created. ![]() ![]() The "Silver Barons" of the time force the inclusion of a clause that required the purchasing of enough United States mined silver to replace all the melted silver dollars. The silver bullion that was produced from the melted coins was sold to England. According to records at the United States Mint, 259,121,554 silver dollars were melted. The Pittman Act of Aprequired the melting of millions of silver dollars. ![]() ![]() Image Courtesy of: Heritage Auction Galleries, Ha.com
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