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1878 $5. Regular-diameter issue.
Obverse Description
Head of Liberty by William Barber. Liberty wears a Phrygian cap ornamented by two heads of wheat; LIBERTY incused. IN GOD WE TRUST above, seven stars left, six stars right, 1878 below.
Reverse Description
Perched eagle holding olive branch and arrows, each wing with a slightly different shape. E PLURIBUS / UNUM in two lines above. Around border, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / FIVE DOLLARS.
Catalog Information
GSID:
243898
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Variety:
Gilt Copper
Variety 2:
J-1576
Coin Date:
1878
Denomination:
P$5
Designation:
PR
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1878
Composition:
Gilt Copper
Rarity:
H6
PCGS #:
537323
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Coin Value History
1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1576 PR
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1878 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 Copper, J-1555 PR BN
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
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