Whitman Expo
1878 White Metal Pattern Dollar PR J-1556a 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).
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
Unique
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1878
Composition:
White Metal
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
White Metal
Variety 2:
J-1556a
Rarity:
R-unique
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
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