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Proof-like surfaces.
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:
207142
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:
Spiked Eye
Variety 2:
VAM-14.8
Coin Date:
1878 8TF
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
749,500
Coinage Type:
Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years:
1878-1921
Composition:
90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #:
40161
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1878 8TF $1 Spiked Eye, VAM-14.8 MS PL
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1878 8TF $1 Spiked Eye, VAM-14.8 MS PL
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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: $49 – $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: $66 – $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: $73 – $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: $54 – $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: $49 – $3,200
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS PL
Worth: $76 – $6,600
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS DMPL
Worth: $240 – $42,000
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS
Worth: $53 – $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: $49 – $3,200
1878 8TF $1 Spiked Eye, VAM-14.8, MS61 Prooflike PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: 1 in 61, 27 finer (7/26). CDN: $768 Whsle. Bi...
$500
1878 8TF $1 Spiked Eye, VAM-14.8, MS63+ Prooflike PCGS. Assigned the "Spiked Eye" moniker based upon the large spike right ...
$1,800
1878 8TF $1 Spiked Eye, VAM-14.8, MS62 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/15 and 0/2+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $...
$720
1878 Morgan Silver Dollar. 8 Tailfeathers. VAM-14.8. Spiked Eye. AU-58 PL (ANACS). OH.
$504
1878 8TF $1 Vam-14.8, Spiked Eye MS61 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population (1/8). NGC Census: (0/0). From The Parcfeld Collec...
$1,528
1878 8TF $1 Spiked Eye, VAM-14.8, MS63 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/4 and 2/0+). ...
$2,280
1878 8TF $1 Spiked Eye, VAM-14.8, MS63 Prooflike PCGS. CAC. A die gouge at Liberty's eye identifies this variety. The curre...
$3,360
1878 8TF $1 Spiked Eye, VAM-14.8, MS63 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/4 and 2/0+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $...
$660
1878 8TF $1 VAM-14.8 Spiked Eye MS63 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (11/4). NGC Census: (0/0). MS63.The Puccini Col...
$960
1878 8TF $1 MS63+ Prooflike PCGS. CAC. VAM-14.8. ...
$2,350
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