1. Age is never a sole determining factor of value. For example, you might think an American Silver Dollar from the 1880s, which is more than 130 years old, would always be less valuable than a Roman Silver coin, which is well over 2,000 years old. In many instances, that is not the case. Morgan silver dollars produced at the Carson City Mint have long been associated with the Old West tradition. Serious collectors and students of history revel in delight with the thought of owning coins of silver mined from Nevada's famous Comstock Lode. The Morgan silver dollar originated in 1878 following the passage of the Bland-Allison Act. $13.7751 is the rounded silver value for the 1878-1921 silver Morgan dollar on September 16, 2019. This is usually the value used by coin dealers when selling these coins at melt value. However, the total melt value is continued below.