Whitman Expo
1878 Copper Pattern 5 Dollars PR BN J-1576 Values
Details
1878 $5. Regular-diameter issue.
Obverse: Head of Liberty by William Barber. Liberty wears a Phrygian cap ornamented by two heads of wheat; LIBERTY incused. IN GOD WE TRUST above, seven stars left, six stars right, 1878 below.
Reverse: Perched eagle holding olive branch and arrows, each wing with a slightly different shape. E PLURIBUS / UNUM in two lines above. Around border, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / FIVE DOLLARS.
Basic Information
GSID:
14843
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-1576
Rarity:
R-H6
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
