Whitman Expo
1878 Copper Pattern 5 Dollars PR RD 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:
14851
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
