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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrweaseluv, post: 24596054, member: 40340&quot;]Nope nope ... 8 7/8 7 79 though they do call the 7TF the &quot;so called&quot; 2nd reverse but ngc and pcgs both list it as 3rd now on their sets <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>This is why I posted the extras to be clear hehe</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (article from Ray James/Moderncoinmart)</p><p><font size="5"><b><b>The 8, 7/8, and 7 Tail Feathers Morgan Silver Dollar Varieties</b></b></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Even present-day Americans can agree that something was going on with the hind end of that bald eagle in the reverse design of the first year of issue Morgan Silver Dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The original dies used in Philadelphia in 1878 clearly featured 8 tail feathers below the arrows on the legislatively mandated bald eagle that appeared in the reverse design. The 8 tail feathers coins were produced for about two weeks using this original reverse. Estimates vary about the number of coins struck with this reverse, but it is thought to be between 750,000 and one million coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn-fsly.yottaa.net/5a283699312e581b3911f5da/www.moderncoinmart.com/v~4b.9e/media/wysiwyg/1878_7_8_tailfeathers_morgan_2.jpeg?yocs=i_p_" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b><b>What is an 1878 7/8 Tail feathers Morgan Dollar?</b></b></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After about a week, the dies were altered to what is now referred to as the 1878 7/8 tail feathers reverse. These coins clearly show that the original dies were changed to display only seven tail feathers. However, the altered dies still show the original 8 tail feathers visible, protruding beneath the prominent new 7 tail feathers design. These coins were struck for about two weeks also. While there is no generally accepted mintage for the 1878 7/8 tail feathers Morgan Dollars, numismatic legend Q. David Bowers has publicly estimated the mintage at roughly 500,000 coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The final versions of the reverse, the so-called second revised reverse, clearly show 7 tail feathers with no shadows or doubling that betray the original 8 tail feathers reverse. This 7 tail feathers reverse constitutes the bulk of the mintage. Still, it can be divided into two groups: the “reverse of ‘78,” which is characterized by a “flat breast, parallel top arrow feather” and an estimated mintage of 7.85 million, and the famous “reverse of ‘79,” which is characterized by a “convex breast, slanted top arrow feather” and an estimated mintage of 1.5 million.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn-fsly.yottaa.net/5a283699312e581b3911f5da/www.moderncoinmart.com/v~4b.9e/media/wysiwyg/1878_7_tailfeathers_morgan.jpeg?yocs=i_p_" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="4"><b>How Did the Tail feather Die Varieties Occur?</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The apocryphal story is that the coins were struck and released, and it was later brought to the Mint’s attention that the number of tail feathers on an eagle was actually seven, not eight. This discrepancy led to the dies being altered, resulting in the “quick fix” 7/8 tailfeathers reverse, and later, the 7 tailfeathers correction of the correction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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