1878 8TF $1 VAM 14.7 Flake on Ear Hit List, PL MS(PCGS#40159)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2522

Grade

MS62

Price

4,700

Lot Description

1878 Morgan Silver Dollar. 8 Tailfeathers. VAM-14.7. Hit List. Flake on Ear. MS-62 PL (PCGS). CAC. Frosty motifs complement nicely reflective fields. Fully brilliant in the central areas with wisps and tinges of golden brown and blue at the borders. PCGS has certified just seven "PL" examples of the VAM 14.7 variety. The 1878 Morgan dollar variety with 8 Tailfeathers constitutes an important one-year design type. PCGS# 40159. PCGS: 4 within the PL VAM-14.7 designation; 3 finer (MS-63 PL finest).