1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS(PCGS#7074)

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1034

Grade

MS66

Price

2,400

Lot Description

1878 Morgan Silver Dollar. 7 Tailfeathers. Reverse of 1878. MS-66 (NGC). This smartly impressed, fully lustrous example offers uncommonly smooth premium Gem quality for this first year Morgan dollar hub variety. Brilliant. The Philadelphia Mint produced approximately 10,508,800 circulation strike silver dollars in 1878, approximately 7,200,000 examples of which are believed to have been of the 7 Tailfeathers, Reverse of 1878 variety. Mint State survivors are plentiful in an absolute sense, although with the quality that it possesses the present example is decidedly rare from a condition standpoint. Provenance: From the Blue Ridge Mountains Portfolio. NGC Census: 29; with a mere two finer in this category (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 7074. NGC ID: 253K. Click here for certification details from NGC.