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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:
7439
Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1878
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:
Weak
Coin Date:
1878 7/8TF
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
9,759,300
Coinage Type:
Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years:
1878-1921
Composition:
90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #:
7071
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Coin Value History
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS PL
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1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS PL
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1878 Morgan Silver Dollar. 7/8 Tailfeathers. Weak. MS-63 PL (PCGS).
$312
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS64 Prooflike PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (25/7). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS ...
$720
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS62 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (38/96). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62....
$252
1878 7/8TF $1 7/4 Strong, VAM-34, MS65 Prooflike PCGS. ...
$4,465
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS61 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (7/118). ...
$141
1878 7/8TF $1 7/4 Weak, VAM-34, MS63 Prooflike PCGS. CAC. A Hot 50 Variety. CAC Population: (0/0)....
$552
1878 7/8TF $1 7/4 Weak, VAM-34, MS64 Prooflike PCGS. Ex: California. A Hot 50 Variety. PCGS Population: (7/0 and 2/0+). NGC...
$480
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS62 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (36/87). ...
$264
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS65 Prooflike NGC. VAM-33. This brilliant Gem displays good reflectivity throughout the fields, and th...
$2,530
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS61 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population (7/114). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$164
1878 Morgan Silver Dollar. 7/8 Tailfeathers. Weak. MS-63 PL (PCGS).
$288
1878 7/8TF $1 7/4 Weak, VAM-34, MS64 Prooflike PCGS. Hot 50 Variety. PCGS Population: (7/2). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64. ...
$1,260
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS62 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (35/85). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$144
1878 7/8TF S$1 Weak MS65 Prooflike NGC. Well mirrored with tinges of golden peripheral color. Traces of four underlying fea...
$2,530
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS63 Prooflike PCGS. This piece is housed in a green PCGS holder. PCGS Population: (69/34). NGC Census: ...
$276
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS64 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (25/7). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64. ...
$444
1878 Morgan Silver Dollar. 7 Tailfeathers. Reverse of 1878. VAM-31. Lines Thru Leg. MS-62 PL (ANACS).
$106
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS65 Prooflike PCGS. Deeply ...
$3,565
1878 7/8TF $1 PCGS MS63 PL (Weak)
$275
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS64 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (25/7). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64. ...
$551
Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS [Type]
Worth: $45 – $80,000
Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS PL [Type]
Worth: $61 – $7,800
Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS DMPL [Type]
Worth: $67 – $42,000
Morgan $1 Carson City Mint MS [Type]
Worth: $125 – $50,000
Morgan $1 Carson City Mint, GSA Hoard Hard package MS [Type]
Worth: $300 – $5,400
1878 8TF $1 MS
Worth: $50 – $102,000
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: $45 – $3,200
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS PL
Worth: $71 – $6,600
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS DMPL
Worth: $240 – $42,000
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS
Worth: $49 – $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: $44 – $3,200
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