Printable Catalog with Mintage Statistics for Items Designed and Minted by Daniel Carr / Moonlight Mint.

“1964-D” Fantasy Over-Struck Morgan Dollars – Production Blog

All are over-struck on genuine (circa 1878-1921) US Mint Morgan Silver Dollars.

 

The 1964-D Morgan silver dollar is a coin that almost was. When the US Mint was instructed to start producing 1964 silver dollars, the order did not specify what design to use. So the US Mint investigated using the Morgan design and the Peace design. Eventually the Peace design was chosen and 316,076 1964-D Peace silver dollars were struck at the Denver Mint in May of 1965. Those coins were subsequently destroyed. No 1964 Morgan dollars were minted. In September 2016 a Coin World article revealed that archives at the US Mint in Philadelphia contain galvanos and master hubs for 1964 Morgan and 1964 Peace dollars. According to the article, none of the hubs and master dies found have a "D" mint mark.

 

Now available is this modern over-strike "1964-D" Morgan. Holding this coin in hand gives the viewer a true sense of what it would be like to own an original 1964-D Morgan silver dollar (had any actually been issued). And since these are over-struck on genuine Morgan silver dollars, they have the correct weight (no metal is added or removed), correct metallic content, and correct diameter. All the over-strikes are privately and painstakingly performed using a surplus Denver Mint coin press.

NOTE: These are NOT endorsed by the US Treasury. Defacing of US coins is legal so long as the defacement isn't for fraudulent purposes.

 

Production listed in chronological order - newest production at top, oldest production at bottom.

 

Current Status:

All production has ended. Die Pair 1 and Die Pair 2 were both clashed. Die Pair 1 was X-cancelled and used to strike some more pieces before total defacement.

 

Tooling

Quantity
Over-Struck

Issue Price

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

Die Pair 1

”1964-D”

Cancelled Dies

108

(final)

 

$145
(sold out)

(high-grade)

First produced May, 2017.

12 were double-over-struck with lateral shift between strikes.
Five were given a matte finish (three single over-strikes and two double over-strikes).

Die Pair 1
Cancelled Dies

 

 

 

 

 

Die Pair 1

Die Pair 2
”1964-D”

Matte

88

(final)

 

$140
(sold out)

(high-grade)

First produced January, 2017.

Eight (not released) were struck by the clashed dies.

Die Pair 1 & 2
Matte

 

 

 

Die Pair 2
”1964-D”

Proof-like|

No Clashing

396

(final)

high-grade:
389

circulated:

7

$135
(sold out)

(high-grade)

First produced November, 2016.

Die Pair 2
Proof-like
High Grade
No Clashing

Die Pair 2
”1964-D”

Proof-like|
Clashed Dies

99

(final)

high-grade:
99

$135
(sold out)

(high-grade)

First produced February, 2017.

Two (not released) were struck on 1972-D and 1974-D copper-nickel clad
Eisenhower Dollars.

Die Pair 2

Proof-like
Clashed Dies

 

 

 

Die Pair 1
”1964-D”

Brilliant Satin
No Clashing

919

(final)

high-grade:
786

 bag-handled:
133

$115
(sold out)

(high-grade)
$85
(sold out)

 (bag-handled)

First produced October, 2016.

Die Pair 1

Brilliant Satin
High Grade
No Clashing

Die Pair 1

Brilliant Satin
Bulk Handled
No Clashing

Die Pair 1
”1964-D”

Brilliant Satin
Clashed Dies

84

(final)

high-grade:
84

bag-handled:

0

$125
(sold out)

(high-grade)

First produced January, 2017.

The last four struck have slightly stronger and slightly doubled clashing.

Die Pair 1

Brilliant Satin
High Grade
Clashed Dies