In 1899,when a smaller mint mark punch was used on the New Orleans Morgan Dollars, mostly like one for the Barber half, this scarce and very desirable “Micro O” Morgan dollar was created. High on the want list of most Morgan dollar variety collectors, don’t wait to get yours In 1899, some of the New Orleans Morgan dollar dies were prepared with a smaller O mint mark punch, and are now referred to by collectors as a 'Micro-O' For an unknown reason, the smaller mint mark punch that was made for the Barber quarter was used on a few of the Morgan dies.
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