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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1878) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 100 distinct entries with CPG® values between $1,350.00 and $900,000.00. Pattern coins are experimental pieces that were produced by the United States Mint and served as prototypes of eventual

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1878) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 100 distinct entries with CPG® values between $1,350.00 and $900,000.00.

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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1878 P$1 Silver, J-1550 PR
Value Range: $5,000 - $24,000
$5,000 - $24,000
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1550a PR
Value Range: $7,500 - $27,000
$7,500 - $27,000
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1550b PR BN
Value Range: $14,000 - $16,800
$14,000 - $16,800
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1550b PR RB
Value Range: $13,500 - $45,000
$13,500 - $45,000
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1551 PR BN
Value Range: $7,000 - $19,200
$7,000 - $19,200
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1551 PR RB
Value Range: $16,500 - $33,000
$16,500 - $33,000
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1551 PR RD
Value Range: $19,000 - $22,800
$19,000 - $22,800
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1553 PR BN
Value Range: $60,000 - $70,000
$60,000 - $70,000
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1553 PR RB
Value Range: $68,000 - $90,000
$68,000 - $90,000
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1554 PR
Value Range: $2,250 - $14,500
$2,250 - $14,500
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, J-1557 PR
Value Range: $2,500 - $9,900
$2,500 - $9,900
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, J-1557 PR CAM
Value Range: $8,800 - $10,560
$8,800 - $10,560

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1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Copper, J-1559 PR BN
Value Range: $6,300 - $10,800
$6,300 - $10,800
1878 P$1 Metric Dollar, Goloid, J-1563 PR
Value Range: $1,350 - $7,500
$1,350 - $7,500
1878 P$1 Metric Dollar, Goloid, J-1563 PR CAM
Value Range: $8,000 - $8,000
$8,000 - $8,000
1878 P$1 Metric Dollar, Silver, J-1564 PR
Value Range: $3,250 - $6,250
$3,250 - $6,250
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1565 PR BN
Value Range: $18,000 - $27,000
$18,000 - $27,000
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1565 PR RB
Value Range: $24,000 - $28,800
$24,000 - $28,800
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1565 PR RD
Value Range: $27,500 - $40,200
$27,500 - $40,200
1878 P$2.50 Gold, J-1566 PR
Value Range: $430,000 - $450,000
$430,000 - $450,000
1878 P$2.50 Gold, J-1566 PR CAM
Value Range: $430,000 - $450,000
$430,000 - $450,000
1878 P$2.50 Copper, J-1567 PR BN
Value Range: $6,750 - $16,200
$6,750 - $16,200
1878 P$2.50 Gilt Copper, J-1567 PR
Value Range: $13,800 - $16,000
$13,800 - $16,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1568a PR BN
Value Range: $5,750 - $9,000
$5,750 - $9,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1568a PR RB
Value Range: $13,000 - $15,600
$13,000 - $15,600

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1878 P$5 Copper, J-1569 PR BN
Value Range: $15,000 - $22,000
$15,000 - $22,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1569 PR RB
Value Range: $9,000 - $25,000
$9,000 - $25,000
1878 P$5 Gold, J-1570 PR
Value Range: $575,000 - $575,000
$575,000 - $575,000
1878 P$5 Gold, J-1570 PR CAM
Value Range: $575,000 - $575,000
$575,000 - $575,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1573 PR BN
Value Range: $9,000 - $9,000
$9,000 - $9,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1573 PR RB
Value Range: $14,000 - $16,000
$14,000 - $16,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1574 PR BN
Value Range: $9,500 - $20,000
$9,500 - $20,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1574 PR RB
Value Range: $16,000 - $36,000
$16,000 - $36,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1574 PR RD
Value Range: $32,000 - $32,000
$32,000 - $32,000
1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1574 PR
Value Range: $9,800 - $11,000
$9,800 - $11,000
1878 P$5 Copper, J-1576 PR BN
Value Range: $8,400 - $17,000
$8,400 - $17,000
1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1576 PR
Value Range: $18,000 - $21,600
$18,000 - $21,600

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1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1578 PR
Value Range: $11,000 - $11,000
$11,000 - $11,000
1878 P$10 Copper, J-1580 PR BN
Value Range: $20,000 - $20,000
$20,000 - $20,000
1878 P$10 Copper, J-1580 PR RB
Value Range: $17,000 - $36,000
$17,000 - $36,000
1878 P$10 Gilt Copper, J-1580 PR
Value Range: $21,000 - $21,000
$21,000 - $21,000
1878 P$10 Gold, J-1581 PR
Value Range: $800,000 - $900,000
$800,000 - $900,000
1878 P$10 Gold, J-1581 PR DCAM
Value Range: $800,000 - $900,000
$800,000 - $900,000
1878 P$10 Copper, J-1582 PR BN
Value Range: $18,000 - $22,000
$18,000 - $22,000
1878 P$10 Copper, J-1582 PR RB
Value Range: $22,000 - $26,000
$22,000 - $26,000

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