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1876 Sailor Head, Copper Pattern Dollar PR RD J-1458a
Details
1876 “Sailor Head” Silver Dollar
Obverse: Barber’s Liberty Head (“Sailor Head”) facing left, wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, hair tied back with a ribbon, 1876 below, Starless field.
Reverse: Open laurel wreath enclosing ONE DOLLAR. Inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at top border; E PLURIBUS UNUM at bottom border.
Basic Information
GSID:
14575
Coin Date:
1876
Denomination:
P$1 / Pattern Dollar
Designation:
PR
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1876
Composition:
Copper
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Sailor Head, Copper
Variety 2:
J-1458a
Rarity:
R-7
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
