August 24, 2009 The 1878-S Morgan Dollar was minted at the US Mint in San Francisco, California. The circulated and uncirculated values of this coin are shown in the following list: Circulated Grades...............1878-S G4.........................................$16 F12........................................$18 VF30......................................$20 EF40......................................$21 AU55......................................$26 Uncirculated Grades MS60......................................$46 MS62......................................$59 MS64......................................$108 MS65......................................$288 MS66......................................$890 MS67......................................$7500
There are no model 1878s. You have a model 1873. Check out www.trapdoorcollector.com for more info.
The list for the top 10 known values of US fifty cent pieces 10. 1872cc $35,000.00 MS-60 9. 1801 $42,500.00 MS-60 8. 1871cc $47,500.00 MS-63 7. 1878s $95,000.00 MS-63 6. 1797 15 stars $155,00.00 AU-50 5. 1796 16 stars $165,000.00 AU-50 4. 1796 15 stars $310,500.00 MS-63 3. 1853o $368,000.00 VF-35 2. 1838o $650,000.00 MS-63 1. 1873s no arrows, No known sale of this coin & unknown in any collection