The 1886-O Morgan Dollar was struck at the New Orleans Mint with a recorded mintage of 10,710,000 coins — the 75th-lowest of the 96 circulation-strike issues in the morgan dollar series, and 34% of the 31,423,000 morgan dollars the Mint produced across all facilities in 1886.
Big mintage terrible survival in high grade.
A full collector's note for this issue — survival, strike character, and what to check before buying — is on the writing schedule; the figures above are the permanent record.
| Issue | Mint | Mintage |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 Morgan Dollar | Philadelphia | 19,963,000 |
| 1886-O Morgan Dollar | New Orleans | 10,710,000 |
| 1886-S Morgan Dollar | San Francisco | 750,000 |
Mintage figures: United States Mint, Annual Report of the Director of the Mint, cross-checked across independent published references. Specifications: United States Mint coin specifications.