1878 S Morgan $ NGC MS-64

wam98

Wolf359

Looks like a strong 64. Good pickup.

mintluster

good pickup...of course any new Morgan is a good pickup to me.....even duplicates...

hamiltonjh

Very nice

UncleWiggly

I have bought 2 78S recently also. Yours, mine, and most of the pictures I've seen of 65s and 64s look as though the breast on the Eagle has a BB dent. Is that just 78S Morgans? I don't see that on other Morgans.

Jerry

hamiltonjh

what is the BB dent? you talkin about second reverse, second...whats it called...haha....style?

sliderider

The obverse is 64 all the way.I don't know about the reverse. Is that toning on the breast feathers?? If it's wear, I don't think it should be in a 64 holder.

kieferscoins

<< <i>I don't think it should be in a 64 holder. >>



What would you grade it then?

Cameron Kiefer

Wolf359

I think BB is the "Belly Button" on the eagle - a circular recessed area on the breast. It's a striking characteristic, and some people enjoy collecting them.

wam98

The Belly Button variety, I have seen another 1878 with this also, but much deeper. It looked like someone had used a punch to dent the eagles breast. Does anyone know if this BB thing is a VAM variety or not ?

DennisH

That's not a dent or a variety, it's the way the coin was designed!

Almost as soon as the 1878s came out, negative public reaction caused the Mint to redesign the eagle to have a rounded, stronger looking breast... hence the "reverse of 1879" variety that was used until yet another redesign in 1921.