Whitman Expo
1878 Copper Pattern Dollar PR BN J-1550b Values
Details
1878 Silver Dollar
Obverse: 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: 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.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1878
Composition:
Copper
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Copper
Variety 2:
J-1550b
Rarity:
R-6
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Designer:
George Morgan
Obverse Designer:
George Morgan
Reverse Designer:
George Morgan
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