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2021 Morgan Dollars Bear Privy Marks

■ I just toured the Denver Mint and the tour guide mentioned what coins were minted there. I asked about the Denver mint D-mintmarked 2021 Morgan Dollar. He said another facility had minted it. Is this correct?

According to , “Each 2021-D Morgan Silver Dollar was struck at the Denver Mint in .858 troy ounces of highly pure 99.9 percent silver and measures 38.1 mm in diameter.” All 2021 Morgan dollar so-called mintmarks are actually privy marks. The U.S. Mint website explains the 2021-O dollar: “The reverse also features an O privy

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