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1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AG3 $54.00
G4 $81.00
G6 $88.00
VG8 $101.00
VG10 $108.00
F12 $115.00
F15 $119.00
VF20 $124.00
VF25 $127.00
VF30 $130.00
VF35 $136.00
XF40 $176.00
XF45 $195.00
AU50 $260.00
AU53 $280.00
AU55 $370.00
AU58 $468.00
MS60 $845.00
MS61 $949.00
MS62 $1,190.00
MS63 $1,720.00
MS64 $4,060.00
MS65 $7,500.00
MS66 $50,400.00
AG3 CAC $65.00
G4 CAC $97.00
G6 CAC $105.00
VG8 CAC $122.00
VG10 CAC $130.00
F12 CAC $133.00
F15 CAC $137.00
VF20 CAC $144.00
VF25 CAC $147.00
VF30 CAC $156.00
VF35 CAC $164.00
XF40 CAC $211.00
XF45 CAC $234.00
AU50 CAC $312.00
AU53 CAC $335.00
AU55 CAC $426.00
AU58 CAC $538.00
MS60 CAC $960.00
MS61 CAC $1,070.00
MS62 CAC $1,340.00
MS63 CAC $1,980.00
MS64 CAC $4,880.00
MS65 CAC $10,600.00
MS66 CAC $60,500.00

Apr Data

944 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-9, MS64 PCGS. 64 HA 2,880 04/04/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU58 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. Mintage 9,110,000. 58 HA 258 04/02/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS61 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 61 HA 480 03/19/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU50 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 50 HA 139 03/19/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-52, AU58 NGC. A Top 100 Variety. NGC Census: (8/26). 58 HA 264 03/19/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS63 PCGS. This piece is housed in a Generation 1.2 "rattler" holder. Mintage 9,110,000. 63 HA 1,440 03/10/2025
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Reverse of 1878. Top 100 Variety. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 72 03/05/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-9, MS65 PCGS. 65 HA 5,040 02/28/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS63 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 63 HA 990 02/26/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS63 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 63 HA 1,050 02/12/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS63 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. Mintage 9,110,000. 63 HA 1,110 02/05/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU55 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. Mintage 9,110,000. 55 HA 192 02/05/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU58 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 58 HA 288 01/29/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU58 NGC. A Top 100 Variety. NGC Census: (309/1799). PCGS Population: (355/3743). CDN: $280 Whsle 58 HA 264 01/29/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU58 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 58 HA 264 01/22/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU55 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 55 HA 198 01/22/2025
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Reverse of 1878. Top 100 Variety. MS-61 (NGC). 61 Stacks Bowers 456 01/15/2025
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 XF45 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 45 HA 110 01/08/2025
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Reverse of 1878. Top 100 Variety. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC. OGH Generation 1.2 Rattler. 61 Stacks Bowers 840 12/18/2024
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Reverse of 1878. Top 100 Variety. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 192 12/18/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS60 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 60 HA 384 12/18/2024
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Reverse of 1878. Top 100 Variety. MS-61 (NGC). 61 Stacks Bowers 1,440 12/18/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS63 PCGS. This piece is housed in a green PCGS label holder. PCGS Population: (986/646). NGC Cen 63 HA 1,050 12/09/2024
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Reverse of 1878. Top 100 Variety. AU Details--Harshly Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 144 12/04/2024
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Reverse of 1878. Top 100 Variety. AU-55 (PCGS). 55 Stacks Bowers 216 12/04/2024
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Reverse of 1878. Top 100 Variety. AU-58 (NGC). 58 Stacks Bowers 312 12/04/2024
    1879-S $1 VAM-35 Reverse of 1878 AU55 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 55 HA 204 12/02/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-34A, XF45 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. A minority of the extant 1879-S Morgans use the Reverse o 45 HA 159 12/02/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU58 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 58 HA 264 11/27/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU58 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 58 HA 260 11/27/2024
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Top 100 Variety. Reverse of 1878. MS-63 (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 1,050 11/25/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS64 PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 3,840 11/20/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS64 PCGS. 64 HA 2,640 11/20/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU58 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 58 HA 288 11/20/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU58 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 58 HA 252 11/06/2024
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Reverse of 1878. Top 100 Variety. VF-20 (PCGS). 20 Stacks Bowers 72 11/06/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS63 NGC. A Top 100 Variety. NGC Census: (478/286). PCGS Population: (983/646). CDN: $1,100 Whsle 63 HA 1,110 11/06/2024
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Reverse of 1878. Top 100 Variety. VF-30 (NGC). 30 Stacks Bowers 96 11/06/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU55 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 55 HA 204 10/23/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU50 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 50 HA 134 10/16/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU55 NGC. A Top-100 Variety. Mintage 9,110,000. 55 HA 198 10/16/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU53 NGC. A Top-100 Variety. Mintage 9,110,000. 53 HA 169 10/16/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 AU55 NGC. A Top 100 Variety. Mintage 9,110,000. 55 HA 180 10/09/2024
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Top 100 Variety. Reverse of 1878. AU-55 (PCGS). 55 Stacks Bowers 312 09/25/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS61 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 61 HA 492 09/18/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-42, MS64 PCGS. 64 HA 2,280 09/12/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-9, MS65 PCGS. 65 HA 5,760 09/12/2024
    1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. Top 100 Variety. Reverse of 1878. AU-58 (NGC). 58 Stacks Bowers 360 09/11/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS61 PCGS. Mintage 9,110,000. 61 HA 690 09/04/2024
    1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878, VAM-39, AU58 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (18/52). 58 HA 264 09/03/2024
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 7094
      Coin Date: 1879-S
      Denomination (Short): $1
      Denomination (Long): Dollar
      Variety: Reverse of 1878
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: S
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 9,110,000
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Morgan silver dollar
      Coinage Years: 1878-1921
      Mint Location: San Francisco
      Diameter: 38.1
      Fineness: 0.9
      Weight (Grams): 26.73
      Weight (Ounces): 0.943
      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: Morgan dollars from 1879 boast one of two reverses: the Reverse of 1878 (flatter breast and flat feather atop the arrows) or the Reverse of 1879 (rounder breast and slanted feather atop the arrows). While the 1879-S Reverse of 1879 was made later in the year and much more common, the holdover Reverse of 1878 is a scarce coin in all grades and rare in the MS levels. Examples grading MS65 or better are extremely rare, with PLs and DMPLs among the toughest of any to be found in the Morgan dollar series.
      PCGS #: 7094
      NGC ID: 253R
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