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1 Dollar 'Morgan' - Zombie Hobo
| Issuer | United States |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Thickness | 2.6 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse retains the standard Morgan Dollar eagle design, depicting a heraldic eagle with wings displayed, clutching a bundle of arrows in the left talon and an olive branch in the right, within a wreath. The legends UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and ONE DOLLAR appear in the field, along with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. This side follows the original Morgan Dollar reverse composition by engraver George T. Morgan. |
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| Reverse lettering | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST ONE DOLLAR |
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A "Zombie Hobo" is collector slang for a Morgan dollar that was altered after minting — typically acid-treated or carved — to transform the portrait into a grotesque or skeletal figure. These are not genuine varieties or mint errors but deliberate post-mint folk art pieces, sometimes called "hobo nickels" by analogy, though the practice was applied across denominations. The 1899 Philadelphia issue had a mintage of just 330,000, the lowest of any Philadelphia Morgan dollar, making the choice of date for alteration either deliberate or coincidental depending on the piece.