Silver dollar coins minted in Carson City, Nevada are prized by collectors. The mint sourced its silver from the legendary Comstock Lode. It was only briefly in operation, however. Morgan Silver Dollar Price Chart. Here is a list of values for every Morgan dollar minted from 1878 through 1904, as well as 1921. 1878-1904 Morgan Silver Dollar Cull (Random Year). 1878 S Morgan Dollar: Coin Value Prices, Price Chart, Coin Photos, Mintage Figures, Coin Melt Value, Metal Composition, Mint Mark Location, Statistics & Facts. Buy & Sell This Coin. 1878 Morgan Silver Dollar Value Your 1878 Morgan silver dollar value is a minimum of $26.77 each. Many are worth a significant premium due to collector demand often raising the value far above silver bullion price. Of interest to collectors, 1878 is the first year of the popular Morgan dollar series.
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1878 Morgan Silver Dollar Mint Mark
1878 CC MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR, MS 64, VAM 19A, I-3, R-7, EXCELLENT EXAMPLE. 4 bids Ending Feb 11 at 8:53PM PST 4d 22h. 1878 Morgan silver.
What This Coin Looks Like (Obverse, Reverse, Mint Mark Location, Special Features, etc.):
There were multiple varieties of the 1878 Morgan Silver Dollar - 7 Tail Feather Type. These varieties deal only with the coins that had only 7 tail feathers on the eagle depicted on the reverse of the coin. The earlier version originally had 8 feathers before the number was reduced. One major variety is actually 7 feathers struck over 8 feathers (7/8 doubled tail feathers) - which resulted when the engraver was updating the die to strike 7 feathers over the original 8. The difference between the 7 vs 7/8 vs 8 tail feathers 1878 Morgan dollar is depicted above in the example comparison image.
1878 Morgan Silver Dollar Value
The reverse of 1878 is actually the earlier design which can be identified by noticing how the eagle had an unnaturally flat or concave breast. The easiest way to identify this variety is to look at the arrow feathers on the arrows that the eagle is holding in it's claw. The top feather is straight and parallel along with the rest of the arrows.
The later reverse of 1879 variety was changed to give the eagle a rounder and more convex breast appearance that looked more natural. Again the easiest way to identify the reverse of 1879 is to also look at the arrow feathers. Unlike the reverse of 1878 - the reverse of 1879 features a prominently slanted top feather on the arrow. The difference between the Reverse of 1878 vs Reverse of 1879 Morgan Silver Dollar is depicted below in the example comparison image with the features depicted by the arrows:
Major Varieties:
1878 Morgan Silver Dollar - 7 Over 8 (7/8) Doubled Tail Feathers
1878 Morgan Silver Dollar - 7 Tail Feathers - Reverse of 1878
1878 Morgan Silver Dollar - 7 Tail Feathers - Reverse of 1879
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MELT VALUE: $21.17
1878 Morgan Silver Dollar No Mint Mark
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