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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 7108 Coin Date: 1880/79-CC Denomination (Short): $1 Denomination (Long): One Dollar Variety: Reverse of 1878 Desg: MS Prefix: Top 100 Mint Mark: CC Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 591,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Morgan silver dollar Coinage Years: 1878-1921 Mint Location: Carson City 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: This scarce variety features the flat-breasted eagle from the 1878 Morgan dollars. It is, however, obtainable in all circulated grades and available with some frequency in the MS65 range, though above that becomes significantly scarcer and extremely rare in MS67 or better. PLs are extraordinarily rare in any grade and DMPLs are essentially non-existent. PCGS #: 7108 NGC ID: AP7P
