"Queen of the Silver Dollar" Cigar Box Amplifier - Classic Look, Awesome Sound

Steeped in the nostalgia of yesteryear, this is one of the best cigar box amplifier designs we have ever created.

The centerpiece of this amplifier is a beautiful silver-plated replica of a U. S. "Morgan Dollar" coin, Designed by George T. Morgan and minted from 1878 to 1921. The Morgan Dollar remains one of the most beautiful and recognizable of all U. S. coinage, even today - and is the perfect focal point of a vintage-themed amplifier such as this. 

The cigar box we chose for this amp is an Acid-brand box from the Kuba/1400cc line, which are (roughly) 7 1/4" wide by 7 1/4" tall by 3 13/16" deep. Overall size of the amp, with hardware, is about 7 5/8" x 7 3/8" x 3 7/8". Depending on cigar box supply, these dimensions may vary by 1/2 inch or more.

The box's solid exotic hardwood construction is set off by brass hardware and custom laser engraving. We chose to use the thinner back/bottom of the box as the front of this amp, because in our testing that gave it more volume and tone than using the thicker, solid wood top.

At the heart of this unit is our 2.5-watt amp board, powered by an externally-accessible 9-volt battery, which drives the dual 4-watt 3-inch 8-ohm speakers. A fresh battery gives about 4-5 hours of play time.