As far as national events go, 1885 was a quiet year. Some noteworthy events that happened were on February 18th, when the literary classic “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain was first published. On February 21st President Chester A. Arthur dedicated the Washington Monument. On March 4th Grover Cleveland succeeded Chester A. Arthur as President of the United States. On July 23rd, President U. S. Grant lost his final battle, dying of cancer at age 63. 1885 was also the year that President Cleveland signed off on the first closure of the Carson City Mint. Some coins were produced prior to that closure however, including the 1885 Morgan Dollar.
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