1878 Copper Pattern 5 Dollars PR BN J-1568a Values

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1878 Copper Pattern 5 Dollars PR BN J-1568a Values

Details

1878 $5. Larger diameter, apparently part of the nagging problem and continuing experiments to make gold coins thinner and wider to eliminate filling.

Obverse: Morgan’s Liberty Head, as preceding, only larger.

Reverse: Eagle with drooped wings, but larger. Around border, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / FIVE DOLLARS / 5. No periods in reverse border.

Basic Information

GSID:

14826

Coin Date:

1878

Denomination:

P$5 / Pattern 5 Dollars

Designation:

PR

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Coinage Type:

Pattern

Coinage Years:

1878

Composition:

Copper

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Copper

Variety 2:

J-1568a

Rarity:

R-L7

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Proof

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

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