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1878 Silver Dollar. Die varieties exist.
Obverse Description
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 Description
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. Stars added in front of O (in ONE) and after R (in DOLLAR).
Catalog Information
GSID:
14799
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Variety:
Copper
Variety 2:
J-1555
Coin Date:
1878
Denomination:
P$1
Designation:
PR
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1878
Composition:
Copper
Rarity:
L6
PCGS #:
61916
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Subject: I would like to contribute catalog info to CDN for 1878 P$1 Copper, J-1555 PR BN
Body: Referring page: http://www.greysheet.com/prices/item/1878-pattern-dollar-brown-surfaces-judd-1555/gsid/14799 GSID: 14799 Title: 1878 P$1 Copper, J-1555 PR BN
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Request Pricing1878 P$1 Silver, J-1550 PR
Worth: $5,000 – $24,000
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1550a PR
Worth: $7,500 – $27,000
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1550b PR BN
Worth: $14,000 – $16,800
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1551 PR BN
Worth: $7,000 – $19,200
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1552 PR
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1553 PR BN
Worth: $60,000 – $70,000
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1554a PR
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1554b PR BN
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1554b PR RB
1878 P$1 Copper, J-1554b PR RD
1878 P$1 Silver, J-1554 PR
Worth: $2,250 – $14,500
1878 P$1 Aluminum, J-1556 PR
1878 P$1 White Metal, J-1556a PR
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, J-1557 PR
Worth: $2,500 – $9,900
1878 P$1 Goloid Dollar, Silver, J-1558 PR
1878 $1 Dollar, Judd-1555, Pollock-1734, Low R.7, PR66 Brown Cameo NGC. ...
$10,281
1878 $1 Dollar, Judd-1555, Pollock-1734, R.7, PR63 Brown NGC. ...
$6,612
1878 $1 Dollar, Judd-1555, Pollock-1734, R.7--Spot Removals--NGC. Unc Details. ...
$6,612
1878 $1 Silver Dollar, Judd-1555, Pollock-1742, R.7, PR62 Brown PCGS. ...
$4,025
$14,950
1878 $1 Dollar, Judd-1555, Pollock-1734, R.7, PR63 Brown NGC. ...
$6,325
1878 $1 Dollar, Judd-1555, Pollock-1734, R.7, PR60 Details,...
$2,530
1878 $1 Dollar, Judd-1555, Pollock-1742, R.7, PR62 Brown ...
$3,565
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