Lot 65
1879 Silver Morgan Dollar Philadelphia
Sold December 11, 2025
- Price realized
- $44
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $100-300
Origin: United States
Denomination: One Dollar
Year: 1879
Mint: Philadelphia
Grade/Condition: Estimated: MS
Metal: Silver
Weight (+/- 0.2g): 26.6 Grams
Additional Description: The 1879 Morgan Silver Dollar from the Philadelphia Mint represents the second year of issue in this enduring and widely collected series. As with all Philadelphia-struck coins of the era, it carries no mint mark.
Designed by George T. Morgan, the obverse features the now-iconic profile of Lady Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap crowned with agricultural motifs symbolizing American prosperity. The reverse displays a robust eagle with wings spread, clutching arrows and an olive branch, surrounded by the inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “ONE DOLLAR,” with “IN GOD WE TRUST” above.
This issue does not carry the die variations found in some of the branch mint coins, such as the 1879-CC with its notable “Capped Die” or “Clear CC” varieties, but it is nonetheless a key component in any full date-and-mintmark Morgan Dollar collection.
Struck in 90% silver and 10% copper, issued during the continued implementation of the Bland-Allison Act, the 1879 Morgan reflects the U.S. government’s commitment to large-scale silver coinage, blending artistic innovation with the economic and political forces of the Gilded Age.
Lot details
- Lot
- 65
- Auction
- Gold and Silver Showcase
- Closed
- December 11, 2025
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