Whitman Expo
1879 Copper Pattern Quarter PR RB J-1594 Values
Details
1879 Quarter Dollar.
Obverse: Morgan’s familiar Liberty Head with different border, here with E PLURIBUS to the left, seven stars above, UNUM to the right, and date 1879 below (flanked by two stars to the left and four to the right).
Reverse: Large perched eagle holding an olive branch (with seven leaves) and three arrows, styled after Morgan’s 1878 work on $5 patterns. IN GOD WE TRUST in arc around lower part of eagle. Around border, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / QUARTER DOLLAR.
Basic Information
GSID:
14953
Coin Date:
1879
Denomination:
P25c / Pattern 25 Cents
Designation:
PR
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1879
Composition:
Copper
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Copper
Variety 2:
J-1594
Rarity:
R-L7
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
