Whitman Expo
1879 Metric Dollar, Copper Pattern Dollar PR RB J-1628
Details
1879 Goloid Metric Dollar
Obverse: Liberty Head design by William Barber, as used on J-1563 of 1878. LIBERTY incused on band, wheat and cotton behind. E PLURIBUS UNUM above, seven stars left, six stars right, date below.
Reverse: Circle of 38 stars enclosing 15.3—G. / 236.7—S. / 28—C. / 14 GRAMS. with GOLOID METRIC DOLLAR. above, DEO EST GLORIA. below, and around the border, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 100 CENTS.
Basic Information
GSID:
14903
Coin Date:
1879
Denomination:
P$1 / Pattern Dollar
Designation:
PR
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1879
Composition:
Copper
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Metric Dollar, Copper
Variety 2:
J-1628
Rarity:
R-H6
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
