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PCGS Number: 61928 Coin Date: 1878 Denomination (Short): P$2.50 Denomination (Long): Pattern $2.50 Variety: Gold Variety 2: J-1566 Desg: PR Composition: Gold Mintage: Unique Strike Type: Proof Coinage Type: Pattern Coinage Years: 1878 Mint Location: Philadelphia Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Liberty Head by Morgan, with hair combed back and held by a ribbon; band extending back from forehead inscribed LIBERTY. Around border, E PLURIBUS UNUM / 1878 at border. Reverse Description: Eagle with drooped wings, holding an olive branch (with seven leaves) and three arrows. Around border, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 2-1/2 DOLLARS around. General Notes: 1878 $2.50. The first in a series of gold patterns this year. The head seems to be too large for the field, and the design is hardly finessed. The widely-spaced motto, typically a minor part of any coin design, is placed in a very prominent position here. PCGS #: 61928
