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1880/79-S $1 MS DMPL

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.7734 oz +13.77%
$29.33
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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: 7721
Designer: George T. Morgan
Obverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Obverse Lettering: E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY, 1880
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
Coin Date: 1880/79-S
Denomination: $1
Designation: MS
Mint Location: San Francisco
Mint Mark: S
Mintage: 8,900,000
Coinage Type: Morgan silver dollar
Coinage Years: 1878-1921
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #: 97121
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1880/79-S $1 MS DMPL
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Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.7734 oz +13.77%
$29.33
GSID:7721 PCGS:97121 Shop related

Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Grade CAC CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS66 CAC $3,600 $1,234
MS66 - $3,000 $1,234
MS65 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS65 - $1,234 $1,234
MS64 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS64 - $1,234 $1,234
MS63 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS63 - $1,234 $1,234
MS62 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS62 - $1,234 $1,234

Auction Prices

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1880/79-S $1 Large S, VAM-9, MS64 Deep Prooflike NGC. A Top 100 Variety. CDN: $385 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64....
$564
Sold 9/29/2025
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 80/79, Large S, VAM-9, MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (20/33)....
$324
Sold 9/8/2025
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 Medium S, VAM-8, MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. Ex: DT Miller. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (3/0 and ...
$1,680
Sold 1/14/2024
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 Medium S, VAM-8, Top 100, MS62 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/9). NGC Census: (0/0). MS62. ...
$228
Sold 3/6/2023
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 Medium S, VAM-8, MS66 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. ...
$1,380
Sold 2/23/2018
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 Medium S, VAM-8, MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. CAC. A Top 100 Variety. CAC Population: (1/2)....
$810
Sold 9/8/2025
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 Medium S, VAM-8, MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (20/32)....
$480
Sold 6/2/2025
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 80/79, Large S, VAM-9, MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (2/1 and 1/0+). NG...
$1,170
Sold 6/26/2023
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 MS62 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/29). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$164
Sold 9/20/2016
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 Medium S, VAM-8, MS66 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. CAC. ...
$4,935
Sold 3/6/2016
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 80/79, Large S, VAM-9, MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A Top 100 Variety. PCGS Population: (4/3 and 0/1+)....
$600
Sold 3/3/2025
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/33). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCG...
$312
Sold 5/11/2022
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (9/3). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $1,250 Whsle. Bid for NG...
$1,380
Sold 4/28/2021
Heritage Auctions
1880/79-S $1 80/79, Medium S, VAM-8, MS62 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. TOP-100. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (1/7)....
$153
Sold 11/11/2014
Heritage Auctions
$1 1880/79-S PCGS MS66 DMPL CAC
$2,702
Sold 10/15/2015
Legend Numismatics
1880/79-S $1 Medium S, VAM-8, MS64 Deep Prooflike NGC. A Top 100 Variety....
$468
Sold 9/3/2024
Heritage Auctions
1880-S $1 PCGS MS63 DMPL (80/79)
$350
Sold 3/8/2021
DLRC
1880/79-S $1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. VAM-8. ...
$1,080
Sold 10/12/2018
Heritage Auctions
1880-S $1 8 Over 7 MS62 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population (1/13). NGC Census: (0/0). (#97121)...
$161
Sold 4/20/2010
Heritage Auctions
1880-S $1 8 Over 7 MS66 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. VAM-8. ...
$1,528
Sold 2/10/2013
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