Description
This classic silver dollar features a left-facing portrait of Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap adorned with wheat and cotton on the obverse, surrounded by the inscriptions E PLURIBUS UNUM and the date 1879. The reverse depicts a heraldic eagle with outstretched wings clutching arrows and an olive branch, framed by a laurel wreath, with the inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, and ONE DOLLAR. The coin is composed of 90% silver and 10% copper, containing 0.7734 troy ounces of fine silver.
Artist: George Thomas Morgan
Issued: 1879
Dimensions: Protective case: 2"H x 2"W x 0.25"D. Coin diameter: 38.1mm. Country of Origin: United States
Artist: George Thomas Morgan
Issued: 1879
Dimensions: Protective case: 2"H x 2"W x 0.25"D. Coin diameter: 38.1mm. Country of Origin: United States
Condition
Encapsulated in a protective casing.
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1879 Morgan Silver Dollar
Estimate $150-$300
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