No Morgan Dollar has been subject to more in-depth study than the 1878 Philadelphia issues. They are popular both for the enormous number and the striking appearance of their varieties, all in the context of the US Mint scrambling to learn how to produce the prodigious number of 2 million Dollars per month as mandated by the Bland-Allison Act. There are over 200 known varieties, with more minor examples being discovered every day. Having been scrutinized for over 40 years, it was assumed that all of the major variations were long since known.
Until now. A new B1 Reverse has been found for the first time since 1965. It seems impossible that such a striking and rare variety should go unfound after all these years of study but it has happened.
Read about this incredible discovery from the very first post.
