A 1896 silver dollar in good condition can be worth $11 to $15, as of 2009. These coins in extremely fine or uncirculated condition are worth about $25. Those with a New Orleans or San Francisco mint mark are worth $800 or more in uncirculated condition. 1896 S Morgan Dollar: Coin Value Prices, Price Chart, Coin Photos, Mintage Figures, Coin Melt Value, Metal Composition, Mint Mark Location, Statistics & Facts. Buy & Sell This Coin. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. The cost per dollar was of producing coins at the various mints: This information was not the cost per silver dollar but was the cost per dollar of face value comprised of the total-of the coins made, a mixture of dimes, quarters, half dollars, and silver dollars. In fiscal year 1896 at Philadelphia the cost was $0.009 per dollar, or less than