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Offered here is an1878-S Morgan Silver Dollar, certified and gradedNGC MS63, certification number8863672-001. This is a particularly nice example withbright white surfaces, strong mint luster, and a well-executed strike.
The 1878-S is an important issue as both afirst-year Morgan Dollar and the first Morgan Dollar struck at the San Francisco Mint. A total of9,774,000 pieceswere struck at San Francisco in 1878.
Designed byGeorge T. Morgan, the obverse features Liberty surrounded by 13 stars and E PLURIBUS UNUM. The reverse depicts an American eagle with outstretched wings holding arrows and an olive branch within a wreath. TheS mintmarkappears beneath the wreath.
Coin Details:
- Date:1878-S
- Denomination:$1
- Type:Morgan Silver Dollar
- Mint:San Francisco
- Grade:NGC MS63
- Composition:90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Weight:26.73 grams
- Actual Silver Weight:0.7734 troy oz
- Diameter:38.1 mm
- Edge:Reeded
- Designer:George T. Morgan
- NGC Certification Number:8863672-001
A nice, white and lustrous example with a strong strike, representing the Morgan Dollar's inaugural year at the San Francisco Mint.
Please review the photographs carefully for the coin's exact appearance and condition. The coin pictured is the exact coin being offered.
