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Obverse Description
Portrait of Liberty centered. On the left are found 7 stars with the words E*PLURIBUS*UNUM followed by 6 stars on the right. The date is positioned at the bottom.
Reverse Description
The heraldic eagle is centered holding a bunch of arrows and branch surrounded by and olive leaves. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * ONE DOLLAR frame the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears above the letters DO of DOLLAR.
Catalog Information
GSID:
25114
Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1879
Reverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Reverse Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, ONE DOLLAR
Fineness:
0.9
Weight (gr):
26.73 gr
Weight (oz):
0.8594 oz
Precious Metal Weight:
0.7734 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
38.1
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Variety:
O/Horizontal O
Variety 2:
VAM-28
Coin Date:
1879-O/O
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
New Orleans
Mint Mark:
O
Mintage:
2,887,000
Coinage Type:
Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years:
1878-1921
Composition:
90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #:
133855
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Coin Value History
1879-O/O $1 O/Horizontal O, VAM-28 MS
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1879-O/O $1 O/Horizontal O, VAM-28 MS
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Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS [Type]
![Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS [Type]](https://images.greysheet.com/ProductImages/DLRC/194xxx/a15b3867-56c4-4feb-9ccd-68ae7da30226.jpg?MaxWidth=200&Mode=Pad&Scale=UpscaleCanvas&format=webp)
Worth: $52 – $80,000
Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS PL [Type]
![Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS PL [Type]](https://images.greysheet.com/ctc/catalog/90o-pl-obv.jpg?MaxWidth=200&Mode=Pad&Scale=UpscaleCanvas&format=webp)
Worth: $69 – $7,800
Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS DMPL [Type]
![Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS DMPL [Type]](https://images.greysheet.com/ctc/catalog/84cc-dmpl-obv.jpg?MaxWidth=200&Mode=Pad&Scale=UpscaleCanvas&format=webp)
Worth: $76 – $60,000
Morgan $1 Carson City Mint MS [Type]
![Morgan $1 Carson City Mint MS [Type]](https://images.greysheet.com/ProductImages/DLRC/416xxx/e90065e0-537f-4db8-b2b8-efacd6817cff.jpg?MaxWidth=200&Mode=Pad&Scale=UpscaleCanvas&format=webp)
Worth: $145 – $50,000
Morgan $1 Carson City Mint, GSA Hoard Hard package MS [Type]
![Morgan $1 Carson City Mint, GSA Hoard Hard package MS [Type]](https://images.greysheet.com/Ctc/CatalogEntry/ha_com_1314_4280-3.20200626010427369.jpg?MaxWidth=200&Mode=Pad&Scale=UpscaleCanvas&format=webp)
Worth: $320 – $5,400
1878 8TF $1 MS
Worth: $57 – $120,000
1878 8TF $1 MS PL
Worth: $200 – $7,800
1878 8TF $1 MS DMPL
Worth: $575 – $27,000
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS
Worth: $52 – $3,200
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS PL
Worth: $79 – $6,600
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS DMPL
Worth: $240 – $42,000
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS
Worth: $56 – $26,400
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS PL
Worth: $200 – $9,900
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS DMPL
Worth: $425 – $30,000
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS
Worth: $52 – $3,200
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-28, AU50 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: 7 in 50, 22 finer (1/26). CDN: $225 W...
$226
1879-O $1 VAM-28, O Over Horizontal O AU58 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety....
$408
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-28, Top 100, XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/30). NGC Census: (2/14). XF45....
$149
1879-O Morgan Silver Dollar. VAM-28. Top 100 Variety. O/Horizontal O. AU-53 (PCGS).
$216
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-28, AU55 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (5/6). NGC Census: (6/6). AU55. ...
$360
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-28, AU50 PCGS. CAC. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (7/20). NGC Census: (0/13). AU50...
$240
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-28, AU58 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (6/3). NGC Census: (4/2). CDN: $600 W...
$408
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-28, Top 100, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/12). NGC Census: (1/13). CDN: $260 Whsle. Bi...
$288
1879-O $1 Over Horizontal O AU55 NGC. VAM-28, R.6. ...
$329
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-28, AU50 PCGS. Top-100. PCGS Population: (7/20). NGC Census: (0/13). AU50. ...
$192
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-28, AU58 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (6/3 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (4/2 and ...
$600
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-28, AU53 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (8/11). NGC Census: (1/11). AU53....
$384
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-28 AU50 PCGS. Top-100. PCGS Population (5/14). NGC Census: (0/0). From The Parcfeld C...
$588
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-28, Top-100 AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (2/2). PCGS Population (4/1)....
$705
1879-O $1 AU53 PCGS. VAM-28. ...
$705
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