“First-Year 8 Tail Feather Morgan”

1878 8TF $1 Morgan Silver Dollar PCGS MS63 CAC obverse

1878 8TF $1 Morgan Silver Dollar PCGS MS63 CAC reverse

1878 8TF $1 Morgan Silver Dollar PCGS MS63 CAC

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Issue: 1878
Grading company: PCGS
Certification #: 43638487
Grade: MS63 CAC
PCGS catalog #: 7072

CAC verified — green sticker

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PCGS Population

This coin is 1 of 7585 graded MS63 by PCGS, with 5787 graded higher.

Grade	MS61	MS62	MS63	MS64	MS65
Pop	1085	5125	7585	4327	895
Plus grade	–	49	113	208	80

164 graded above MS65+ · As of Oct 2026 · PCGS CoinFacts ↗

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CAC Population

This coin is 1 of 277 stickered by CAC at MS63, with 496 higher.

Grade	MS61	MS62	MS63	MS64	MS65
Stickered	20	131	277	341	121
Graded	22	47	51	30	18

As of Oct 2026 · CAC ↗

Tony says …

In 1878 when the US mint first started making Morgan dollars, the original design had eight tail feathers. The early criticisms of the design said that eagles should have an odd number of feathers on the tail. This was produced before the change-over. Frankly the color on the reverse is quite nice.

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