1878 Doubled Tailfeathers. MS-65 (NGC). Fairly well struck, highly lustrous, and brilliant, this piece is among the top few dozen certified by NGC—not a small number to be sure, but actually relatively small in terms of the tremendous demand for Morgan silver dollars. The dollars of 1878 make an interesting study in themselves, a specialty that has been taken up by quite a few numismatists over the years. This particular variety used to be called 7 Over 8 Tailfeathers, but the present nomenclature is more descriptive.
NGC Census: 82; 2 finer (MS-66 finest).
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