Name: 1878 P$5 Gilt Copper, J-1576 PR
SKU: 243898

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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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1878 $5 Five Dollar, Judd-1576, Pollock-1769, Low R.7, Gilt PR63 PCGS. ...

$18,000

Sold 5/5/2022

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