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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 7078 Coin Date: 1878 7/8TF Denomination (Short): $1 Denomination (Long): One Dollar Variety: Strong Desg: MS Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 9,759,300 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Morgan silver dollar Coinage Years: 1878-1921 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 38.1 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 26.73 Weight (Ounces): 0.8594 Designer: George T. Morgan Edge: Reeded 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. General Notes: The 1878 7/8 TF Morgan dollar, showing four more or additional feathers with strong detail, is common in all grades through MS64 but is much tougher in the Gem grades or better. In PL and DMPL these become more difficult still with pieces of those designations grading MS65 or better all but esoteric. PCGS #: 7078 NGC ID: 2TY3
