Whitman Expo
1878 Silver Pattern Dollar PR J-1554a Values
Details
1878 Silver Dollar. First prototype with no stars on reverse at 4:00 and 8:00
Obverse: Barber Head, Liberty facing left, general style used on the $50 pieces of 1877, IN GOD WE TRUST above, seven stars left, six stars right, 1878 below.
Reverse: Perched eagle with drooped wings, holding olive branch and arrows. Motto E PLURIBUS UNUM in small Gothic letters curved above eagle. Around border, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ONE DOLLAR. No stars on reverse.
Basic Information
GSID:
375450
Coin Date:
1878
Denomination:
P$1 / Pattern Dollar
Designation:
PR
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1878
Composition:
Silver
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Silver
Variety 2:
J-1554a
Rarity:
R-H7
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
