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1878 Silver Dollar. First prototype with no stars on reverse at 4:00 and 8:00
Obverse Description
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 Description
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. No stars on reverse.
Catalog Information
GSID:
375450
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Variety:
Silver
Variety 2:
J-1554a
Coin Date:
1878
Denomination:
P$1
Designation:
PR
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1878
Composition:
Silver
Rarity:
H7
PCGS #:
12234
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Request Pricing1878 P$1 Silver, J-1550 PR
Worth: $5,000 – $24,000
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1550a PR
Worth: $7,500 – $27,000
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1550b PR BN
Worth: $14,000 – $16,800
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1551 PR BN
Worth: $7,000 – $19,200
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1552 PR
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1553 PR BN
Worth: $60,000 – $70,000
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1554b PR BN
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1554b PR RB
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1554b PR RD
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1554 PR
Worth: $2,250 – $14,500
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1555 PR BN
1878 P$1 Aluminum, J-1556 PR
1878 P$1 White Metal, J-1556a PR
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, J-1557 PR
Worth: $2,500 – $9,900
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Silver, J-1558 PR
1878 Pattern Standard Dollar. Judd-1554a, Pollock-1745. Rarity-7+. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 (PCGS). CMQ.
$25,200
1878 $1 Dollar, Judd-1554a, Pollock-1745, R.8, PR62 PCGS. ...
$19,200
1878 $1 Silver Dollar, Judd-1554A, Pollock-1745, R.8, PR62 NGC ...
$40,250
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