1878 Gold Pattern 5 Dollars PR DCAM J-1575 Values

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1878 Gold Pattern 5 Dollars PR DCAM J-1575 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:

373365

Coin Date:

1878

Denomination:

P$5 / Pattern 5 Dollars

Designation:

PR

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Coinage Type:

Pattern

Coinage Years:

1878

Composition:

Gold

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Gold

Variety 2:

J-1575

Rarity:

R-8

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Proof

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

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