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- 1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS
1879-S $1 Reverse of 1878 MS
1879-S $1 PCGS MS65 (VAM-42, Reverse of 1878)
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1879-S $1 NGC XF40 (Reverse of 1878)
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1879-S $1 PCGS XF45 (Reverse of 1878)
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1879-S $1 PCGS AU58 (Reverse of 1878)
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS64
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS64
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS62
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS62
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS62
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS62
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS62
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS62
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS63
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS63
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS63
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS62
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 NGC MS63
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS61
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1879-S $1 Reverse 1878 DGS MS62 (Cleaned)
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1879-S $1 Rev.'78 PCGS MS64
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Greysheet Catalog Details (GSID: 7457)
Morgan dollars from 1879 boast one of two reverses: the Reverse of 1878 (flatter breast and flat feather atop the arrows) or the Reverse of 1879 (rounder breast and slanted feather atop the arrows). While the 1879-S Reverse of 1879 was made later in the year and much more common, the holdover Reverse of 1878 is a scarce coin in all grades and rare in the MS levels. Examples grading MS65 or better are extremely rare, with PLs and DMPLs among the toughest of any to be found in the Morgan dollar series.
Obverse: 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: 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.
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