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1878 Silver Dollar
Obverse Description
Morgan’s design, Liberty Head facing left, E PLURIBUS UNUM above, seven stars left, six stars right, date 1878 below. Two obverse die varieties exist.
Reverse Description
Perched eagle holding arrows and olive branch, the branch with just three leaves, and thus different from the circulating design. IN GOD WE TRUST in Gothic letters above the eagle, wreath below and to the sides of the eagle. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ONE DOLLAR around border. The exact style as used on the J-1508 and J-1509 half dollars of 1877.
Catalog Information
GSID:
373361
Designer:
George Morgan
Obverse Designer:
George Morgan
Reverse Designer:
George Morgan
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Variety:
Silver
Variety 2:
J-1550a
Coin Date:
1878
Denomination:
P$1
Designation:
PR
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1878
Composition:
Silver
Rarity:
6
PCGS #:
388669
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1878 Pattern Morgan Standard Dollar. Judd-1550a, Pollock-1725. Rarity-6-. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-65 Cameo (NGC).
$18,000
1878 $1 Morgan Dollar, Judd-1550a, Pollock-1725, Low R.6, PR66 Cameo PCGS. ...
$22,800
$1 1878 J-1550A. PCGS PR65 CAC
$30,550
1878 Pattern Morgan Dollar. Judd-1550a, Pollock-1725. Rarity-6-. Proof-65 Cameo (PCGS). CAC.
$14,548
1878 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 Silver, J-1554a PR
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
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