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1878 P$1 Aluminum, J-1556 PR

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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: 14802
Strike Type: Proof
Coin Shape: Round
Edge: Reeded
Variety: Aluminum
Variety 2: J-1556
Coin Date: 1878
Denomination: P$1
Designation: PR
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Mintage: Unique
Coinage Type: Pattern
Coinage Years: 1878
Composition: Aluminum
Rarity: unique
PCGS #: 61917
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