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- Product ID: 4299
An easy and appealing way to connect important information to the Morgans is knowing some events that occurred during each year the Morgan was minted. In 1884, the Washington Monument was completed and Mark Twain wrote the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The eight-hour workday was initiated by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions. The cornerstone to the Statue of Liberty was laid two years before the actual statue arrived. It is amazing to hold a coin in your hand, that was minted over 100 years ago, and know what was going on in the US at the same time. History buffs enjoy collecting Morgans for this exact reason and it makes perfect sense. Your 1884 Morgan was minted in Philadelphia, the first mint in the US, and like all coins minted there, your coin doesn't have a mint-mark.