The unprecedented crossover underscores his personal efforts to combat “grade inflation.”
Obverse Description
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 Description
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.
Catalog Information
GSID:
25113
Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Obverse Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1879
Reverse Designer:
George T. Morgan
Reverse Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, ONE DOLLAR
Fineness:
0.9
Weight (gr):
26.73 gr
Weight (oz):
0.8594 oz
Precious Metal Weight:
0.7734 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
38.1
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Variety:
O/Horizontal O
Variety 2:
VAM-4
Coin Date:
1879-O/O
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
New Orleans
Mint Mark:
O
Mintage:
2,887,000
Coinage Type:
Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years:
1878-1921
Composition:
90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #:
133854
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Coin Value History
1879-O/O $1 O/Horizontal O, VAM-4 MS
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1879-O/O $1 O/Horizontal O, VAM-4 MS
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1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-4, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (22/115)....
$104
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-4, MS61 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (8/27)....
$450
1879-O $1 VAM-4, O Over Horizontal O MS63 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (12/0 and 0/0+)....
$1,320
1879-O $1 VAM-4, O Over Horizontal O MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (13/12). NGC Census: (8/0). CDN: $280.50.Whsle. Bid for NG...
$312
1879-O $1 VAM-4, O Over Horizontal O AU58 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (26/34). NGC Census: (48/37). CDN: $144...
$240
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-4, Top-100, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (47/59). NGC Census: (39/84). CDN: $120 Whsle. B...
$99
1879-O $1 VAM-4, O Over Horizontal O MS60 ANACS. A Top 100 Variety. ...
$132
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-4, AU50 PCGS. TOP-100. PCGS Population: (19/110). NGC Census: (9/131). CDN: $24 Whsle. B...
$79
1879-O $1 VAM-4, O Over Horizontal O AU53 NGC. A Top 100 Variety. NGC Census: (17/121). PCGS Population: (21/102). AU53....
$99
1879-O $1 VAM-4, O Over Horizontal O MS61 NGC. A Top 100 Variety. NGC Census: (16/8)....
$840
1879-O $1 VAM-4, O Over Horizontal O MS63 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (12/0). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $510 Wh...
$498
1879-O $1 VAM-4, O Over Horizontal O MS62 NGC. A Top 100 Variety. NGC Census: (8/0). PCGS Population: (13/12). CDN: $272 Wh...
$408
1879-O $1 VAM-4, O Over Horizontal O AU58 PCGS. Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (26/33). NGC Census: (47/37). CDN: $135 W...
$222
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-4, Top-100, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (47/59). NGC Census: (39/84). CDN: $120 Whsle. B...
$99
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-4, MS60 ANACS. TOP-100. NGC Census: (12/21). PCGS Population: (1/27). MS60....
$126
1879-O $1 VAM-4, O Over Horizontal O AU53 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (20/97). NGC Census: (16/118). AU53. ...
$94
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-4, MS61 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (8/24). NGC Census: (16/8). CDN: $212....
$312
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-4, Top-100, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/12). NGC Census: (8/0). CDN: $255 Whsle. Bid...
$600
1879-O $1 VAM-4, AU58 PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (1273/12096). NGC Census: (1069/8381). CDN: $75 Whsle. Bid ...
$109
1879-O $1 O Over Horizontal O, VAM-4, Top-100, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (47/59). NGC Census: (39/84). CDN: $120 Whsle. B...
$99
Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS [Type]
Worth: $41 – $80,000
Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS PL [Type]
Worth: $50 – $7,800
Morgan $1 Pre-1921 MS DMPL [Type]
Worth: $75 – $42,000
Morgan $1 Carson City Mint MS [Type]
Worth: $70 – $50,000
Morgan $1 Carson City Mint, GSA Hoard Hard package MS [Type]
Worth: $270 – $5,400
1878 8TF $1 MS
Worth: $40 – $102,000
1878 8TF $1 MS PL
Worth: $200 – $4,400
1878 8TF $1 MS DMPL
Worth: $575 – $27,000
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS
Worth: $41 – $3,200
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS PL
Worth: $72 – $6,600
1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS DMPL
Worth: $240 – $42,000
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS
Worth: $45 – $26,400
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS PL
Worth: $200 – $9,900
1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS DMPL
Worth: $425 – $30,000
1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS
Worth: $41 – $3,200
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