The 1878 Seven Over Eight Tail Feather Morgan Silver Dollar: A Prize for Any Collection!
Since the cessation in production of the Seated Liberty Dollar in 1873, due to the Mint Act, the spectacular Morgan Silver Dollars, minted in 1878, were the first dollars issued for American commercial use. The Trade Dollar was minted during this time, but was earmarked solely for trade in the Orient. Morgan Dollars were struck from 1878 through 1904 and then debuted one last time in 1921. Five United States Mints produced Morgans from 1878-1921: Philadelphia, San Francisco, Carson City, New Orleans and Denver. These striking Morgan Silver Dollars were so named after their designer, George T. Morgan, the assistant engraver at the Philadelphia Mint.
Anna Willess Williams, an art student and schoolteacher, was the model for Miss Liberty on the obverse of the coin. Morgan later said that she had an almost perfect profile. The American Bald Eagle, on the reverse of the Morgan Dollar, was a matter of contention, however. On all previous United States coins, the eagle had an uneven number of tail feathers, but George Morgan’s eagle had eight! Due to heavy insistence from the public, the United States Mint made the decision to change the number of tail feathers from eight to seven.
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