1878 Silver Pattern Dollar PR J-1554 Values

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1878 Silver Pattern Dollar PR J-1554 Values

Details

1878 Silver Dollar. Die varieties exist.

Obverse: Barber Head, Liberty facing left, general style used on the $50 pieces of 1877, IN GOD WE TRUST above, seven stars left, six stars right, 1878 below.

Reverse: Perched eagle with drooped wings, holding olive branch and arrows. Motto E PLURIBUS UNUM in small Gothic letters curved above eagle. Around border, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ONE DOLLAR. Stars added in front of O (in ONE) and after R (in DOLLAR).

Basic Information

GSID:

14798

Coin Date:

1878

Denomination:

P$1 / Pattern Dollar

Designation:

PR

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Coinage Type:

Pattern

Coinage Years:

1878

Composition:

Silver

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Silver

Variety 2:

J-1554

Rarity:

R-5

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Proof

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

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