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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bzcollektor, post: 65163, member: 3241&quot;]The 1878 is attributed by NGC as a 7/7, but it is from the varieties (17 at last count I believe) commonly known as 7/8 tailfeathers. Some of these even have no extra tailfeathers showing, but have strongly doubled eagles legs and talons. Up until fairly recently, NGC only attributed these as 1878 7/8 Strong, or 1878 7/8 Weak, depending on the number of tailfeathers showing.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;The reverse of 1878 (also known as 2nd reverse) is easy to tell. If the top tailfeather on the arrows is parallel with the other feathers, it is a reverse of 1878 (2nd reverse). If the top tailfeather on the arrows&nbsp; points up in a slanted direction, ir is reverse of 1879 (3rd reverse). For those wondering what the first reverse is, it is the 8 TF variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would suggest buying Leroy Van Allen &amp; A. George Mallis` <i>Encyclopedia of Morgan &amp; Peace Dollars</i>- the VAM book. It is fairly pricey at around $60-$80, but worth every penny, if you want to do some Vam research before you send Morgans willy-nilly to NGC and pay for them to attribute them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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