In the early 1800s, New Orleans was vital to the U.S. economy due to heavy commerce on the Mississippi and throughout the Gulf of Mexico. In fact, all of the nation's commerce west of the Appalachian Mountains moved on streams that ledinto the Mississippi, and almost half of the nation's produce passed through New Orleans to market. Steeped in history, the New Orleans Mint produced some of the most desired Morgan Silver Dollars in the entire series. Now you can acquirethree O—Mint Morgans