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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1878) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 99 distinct entries with CPG® values between $1,700.00 and $1,080,000.00.
Pattern coins are experimental pieces that were produced by the United States Mint and served as prototypes of eventual coins. The popular reference United States Pattern Coins by J. Hewitt Judd lists some 2,000 types of pattern coins made since 1792, meaning those who collect pattern coins have plenty of objectives to keep them busy.

Unlike regular-issue coins, which are distributed into circulation through banks or sold by the US Mint directly to collectors and dealers, pattern coins were never necessarily intended to leave mint property. Often, pattern coins were clandestinely seized by their designers and engravers and sold to their friends or coin dealers. In other cases, patterns that were passed around to lawmakers for approval sometimes never made it back to US Mint officials and later passed on down within families or sold to numismatists.

Eventually, US Mint officials heightened guard on pattern coins, and thus pieces dating after the 19th century are rarely found outside museums or academic settings. Pattern coins are quite collectible, and many pieces are rare. Sometimes, coins that have long masqueraded as regular-issue pieces are patterns that have never been officially attributed as patterns. Thus, it pays to closely examine all coins -- especially older pieces -- to ensure they are not really pattern coins that have simply gone unnoticed.

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  Patterns (1878) Value Range Favorite
Patterns (1878) Value Range  
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1550a PR
$8,250
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$33,000
$8,250 - $33,000
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1550a PR CAM
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1878 P$1 Copper, J-1550b PR BN
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1878 P$1 Silver, J-1550 PR
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1878 P$1 Silver, J-1550 PR CAM
-
 
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1551 PR BN
-
 
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1551 PR RB
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1878 P$1 Copper, J-1551 PR RD
-
 
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1552 PR
-
 
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1552 PR CAM
-
 
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1553 PR BN
$72,000
-
$84,000
$72,000 - $84,000
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1553 PR RB
$81,500
-
$108,000
$81,500 - $108,000
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1553 PR RD
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1878 P$1 Silver, J-1554a PR
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1878 P$1 Copper, J-1554b PR BN
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1878 P$1 Copper, J-1554b PR RB
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1878 P$1 Copper, J-1554b PR RD
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1878 P$1 Silver, J-1554 PR
$2,800
-
$17,500
$2,800 - $17,500
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1554 PR CAM
-
 
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1555 PR BN
-
 
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1555 PR RB
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1878 P$1 Copper, J-1555 PR RD
-
 
1878 P$1 Aluminum, J-1556 PR
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1878 P$1 White Metal, J-1556a PR
-
 
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, J-1557 PR
$3,150
-
$12,000
$3,150 - $12,000
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, J-1557 PR CAM
$11,000
-
$12,500
$11,000 - $12,500
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Silver, J-1558 PR
-
 
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Silver, J-1558 PR CAM
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1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Copper, J-1559 PR BN
$8,500
-
$13,000
$8,500 - $13,000
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Copper, J-1559 PR RB
$9,750
-
$26,000
$9,750 - $26,000
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Copper, J-1559 PR RD
-
 
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, J-1560 PR
-
 
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, J-1560 PR CAM
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1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Silver, J-1561 PR
-
 
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Copper, J-1562 PR BN
-
 
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Copper, J-1562 PR RB
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1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Copper, J-1562 PR RD
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1878 P$1 Metric Dollar, Goloid, J-1563 PR
$1,700
-
$9,500
$1,700 - $9,500
1878 P$1 Metric Dollar, Goloid, J-1563 PR CAM
$10,000
-
$10,000
$10,000 - $10,000
1878 P$1 Metric Dollar, Silver, J-1564 PR
$4,050
-
$7,750
$4,050 - $7,750
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1565 PR BN
$21,500
-
$32,500
$21,500 - $32,500
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1565 PR RB
$29,000
-
$34,500
$29,000 - $34,500
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1565 PR RD
$33,000
-
$48,000
$33,000 - $48,000

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1878 P$2.50 Gold, J-1566 PR
$516,000
-
$540,000
$516,000 - $540,000
1878 P$2.50 Gold, J-1566 PR CAM
$516,000
-
$540,000
$516,000 - $540,000
1878 P$2.50 Copper, J-1567 PR BN
$8,500
-
$19,500
$8,500 - $19,500
1878 P$2.50 Copper, J-1567 PR RB
$15,000
-
$18,000
$15,000 - $18,000
1878 P$2.50 Copper, J-1567 PR RD
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1878 P$2.50 Gilt Copper, J-1567 PR
$16,500
-
$19,000
$16,500 - $19,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1568a PR BN
$7,250
-
$11,500
$7,250 - $11,500
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1568a PR RB
$15,500
-
$18,500
$15,500 - $18,500
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1568a PR RD
-
 
1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1568a PR
-
 
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1568 PR BN
-
 
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1568 PR RB
-
 
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1568 PR RD
-
 
1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1568 PR
-
 
1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1568 PR CAM
-
 
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1878 P$5 Copper, J-1569 PR BN
$18,000
-
$26,500
$18,000 - $26,500
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1569 PR RB
$11,500
-
$30,000
$11,500 - $30,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1569 PR RD
-
 
1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1569 PR
-
 
1878 P$5 Gold, J-1570 PR
-
 
1878 P$5 Gold, J-1570 PR CAM
-
 
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1571 PR BN
-
 
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1571 PR RB
-
 
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1571 PR RD
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1878 P$5 Gold, J-1572 PR
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1878 P$5 Copper, J-1573 PR BN
$11,500
-
$11,500
$11,500 - $11,500
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1573 PR RB
$17,000
-
$19,000
$17,000 - $19,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1573 PR RD
-
 
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1573a PR
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1878 P$5 Copper, J-1574 PR BN
$12,000
-
$24,000
$12,000 - $24,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1574 PR RB
$19,000
-
$43,000
$19,000 - $43,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1574 PR RD
$38,500
-
$38,500
$38,500 - $38,500

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1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1574 PR
$12,000
-
$13,000
$12,000 - $13,000
1878 P$5 Brass, J-1574a PR
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1878 P$5 Gold, J-1575 PR
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1878 P$5 Gold, J-1575 PR DCAM
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1878 P$5 Copper, J-1576 PR BN
$10,500
-
$20,500
$10,500 - $20,500
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1576 PR RB
-
 
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1576 PR RD
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1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1576 PR
$21,500
-
$26,000
$21,500 - $26,000
1878 P$5 Gold, J-1577 PR
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1878 P$5 Copper, J-1578 PR BN
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1878 P$5 Copper, J-1578 PR RB
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1878 P$5 Copper, J-1578 PR RD
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1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1578 PR
$13,000
-
$13,000
$13,000 - $13,000
1878 P$10 Gold, J-1579 PR
-
 
1878 P$10 Gold, J-1579 PR DCAM
-
 
1878 P$10 Copper, J-1580 PR BN
$24,000
-
$24,000
$24,000 - $24,000
1878 P$10 Copper, J-1580 PR RB
$20,500
-
$43,000
$20,500 - $43,000
1878 P$10 Copper, J-1580 PR RD
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1878 P$10 Gilt Copper, J-1580 PR
$25,000
-
$25,000
$25,000 - $25,000
1878 P$10 Gold, J-1581 PR
$960,000
-
$1,080,000
$960,000 - $1,080,000
1878 P$10 Gold, J-1581 PR DCAM
$960,000
-
$1,080,000
$960,000 - $1,080,000
1878 P$10 Copper, J-1582 PR BN
$21,500
-
$26,500
$21,500 - $26,500
1878 P$10 Copper, J-1582 PR RB
$26,500
-
$31,000
$26,500 - $31,000
1878 P$10 Copper, J-1582 PR RD
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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1878) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 99 distinct entries with CPG® values between $1,700.00 and $1,080,000.00.
Pattern coins are experimental pieces that were produced by the United States Mint and served as prototypes of eventual coins. The popular reference United States Pattern Coins by J. Hewitt Judd lists some 2,000 types of pattern coins made since 1792, meaning those who collect pattern coins have plenty of objectives to keep them busy.

Unlike regular-issue coins, which are distributed into circulation through banks or sold by the US Mint directly to collectors and dealers, pattern coins were never necessarily intended to leave mint property. Often, pattern coins were clandestinely seized by their designers and engravers and sold to their friends or coin dealers. In other cases, patterns that were passed around to lawmakers for approval sometimes never made it back to US Mint officials and later passed on down within families or sold to numismatists.

Eventually, US Mint officials heightened guard on pattern coins, and thus pieces dating after the 19th century are rarely found outside museums or academic settings. Pattern coins are quite collectible, and many pieces are rare. Sometimes, coins that have long masqueraded as regular-issue pieces are patterns that have never been officially attributed as patterns. Thus, it pays to closely examine all coins -- especially older pieces -- to ensure they are not really pattern coins that have simply gone unnoticed.

Catalog Detail

Legal Disclaimer

The prices listed in our database are intended to be used as an indication only. Users are strongly encouraged to seek multiple sources of pricing before making a final determination of value. CDN Publishing is not responsible for typographical or database-related errors. Your use of this site indicates full acceptance of these terms.

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