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An 1879 "Silver Dollar" is a Morgan dollar.
1879 would make it a "Morgan" dollar.
The 1879 Morgan dollar has a diameter of 38.1mm, thickness is 2.4mm.
It's called a Morgan dollar not a Liberty dollar and is very common with values of circulated coins at $17.00-$26.00 Mint state coins sell at $30.00-$50.00
Peace dollars were made from 1921 to 1935. An 1879 silver dollar is called a Morgan dollar after its designer George T. Morgan. There's more information at the Related Question
An 1879 "Silver Dollar" is a Morgan dollar.
The Morgan Dollar depicts a personification of Liberty and not a living person.
1879 would make it a "Morgan" dollar.
The 1879 Morgan dollar has a diameter of 38.1mm, thickness is 2.4mm.
It's called a Morgan dollar not a Liberty dollar and is very common with values of circulated coins at $17.00-$26.00 Mint state coins sell at $30.00-$50.00
Peace dollars were made from 1921 to 1935. An 1879 silver dollar is called a Morgan dollar after its designer George T. Morgan. There's more information at the Related Question
The 1879 Morgan dollar is not scarce or rare, assuming it's circulated and has no mintmark, average retail values are $26.00 to $32.00 depending on how much wear the coin has.
The 1879 Morgan dollar is not scarce or rare, assuming it's circulated and has no mintmark, average retail values are $30.00 to $41.00 depending on how much wear the coin has.
Assuming the coin is circulated and has no mintmark, the 1879 Morgan is a high mintage common date, retail values are $17.00-$26.00
Sorry this isn't a American silver eagle. This is a Morgan silver dollar. The mintmark is located above the DO in DOLLAR on the back of the coin.
1879 would make it a Morgan dollar, which has an eagle on the reverse.
A Morgan dollar has a silver content of .773 of a troy ounce in silver. Keep in mind though that some Morgan Dollars, especially those with a CC mintmark, or Morgan Dollars in mint state, may be worth more to a collector of coins than just their silver content, however, worn or common coins usually sell for only their silver content, especially with how expensive silver is now.