1879-S Morgan Silver Dollar. VAM-43. Top 100 Variety. Reverse of 1878. MS-64 (PCGS).Intense satin to modestly semi-prooflike luster is seen on both sides of this smartly impressed example. Lightly toned, with iridescent champagne-pink and cobalt blue patina toward the borders. First publicized during the 1960s, the Reverse of 1878 is the scarcer hub variety of the otherwise plentiful 1879-S Morgan dollar. Apparently, these coins were struck from leftover reverse dies from the 1878-S silver dollar. The mintage of this hub variety was not reported separately. Q. David Bowers (2019) provides an estimate of 600,000 coins struck based on the fact that at least half a dozen die pairs were used. Even if half that number were struck, most were obviously melted since Mint State examples are scarce to rare in all grades by Morgan dollar standards.PCGS# 133864. NGC ID: 253W.From the Bimyway Collection.
