1878 Morgan Silver Dollar ANACS Photo Cert Type 10 (1/1987-6/1990) MS 60/63

1878 Morgan Silver Dollar ANACS Photo Cert Type 10 (1/1987-6/1990) MS 60/63

1878 Morgan Dollar, 7 Tai Feather, reverse of 78 Type/variety.

Housed in a "Type 10 old ANACS Photo Certificate Slab" which is a plastic flip and is not sealed. 

The coin is graded MS60/63 (obverse and reverse). The split grade, or 50/50 grade, was used in the late 70s and into the mid to late 1980s. It is still used today, by some, but it was SOP during this era. Net grading was also more popular and commonplace back circa 1986 when this coin was graded. 

Nice coin with strong, original luster, and this attribute is confirmed by ANACS from back in the day. While the coin is in an unsealed flip, the digital photo of the coin and serial number is confirmed simply enough when you compare the toning spot on Lady Liberty's forehead hair with that of the photo, it is clearly identical which helps affirm the coin has not been swapped since it was graded back in 1986/1987.

If you are unfamiliar with the ANACS photo certificates and the 10+ types that evolved over the generation from 1972-1986, when the first hard plastic encapsulated slabs were used, just Google ANACS Photo certificate. There is a thread from the Collectors Universe Forum, and within the first post, a link to a Google doc with all the generations of photo certificates and how to tell which one is which.

The Type 10 was the last one used before the changeover to hard plastic encapsulation and was in existence from approximately January 1987 through June 1990. The Type 9 and Type 10 "slabs" are very similar. Type 9 was black and white, and the type 10 is color and the type 10 is 5 3/16" long..