Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States - A Complete Encyclopedia

J-1554 (A-W 1562). Standard dollar. Barber de-sign. Obverse having the head of Liberty facing left with IN GOD WE TRUST above, and the date 1878 below. Miss Liberty is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY. There are 13 stars-at the border arranged seven left and six right. Reverse with an erect eagle having spread wings holding an olive branch in its right talon and three arrows in its left. Over the eagle's head is the motto "e pluribus unum" expressed in lower case Gothic letters. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is at the border above, and thedenomination ONE DOLLAR is below. Silver, reeded edge. Three distinctly different die varieties are known. J-1555 (A-W 1563). Standard dollar. Design as preceding. Copper, reeded edge. Four distinctly different die varieties are known, including one with reverse stars.

J-1556 (A-W 1564). Standard dollar. Design as preceding. Aluminum, reeded edge.
J-1556a. Standard dollar. Design as preceding. White metal, reeded edge.
J-1557a. Goloid dollar.Obverse with head of Liberty facing left with E PLVRIBUS UNUM above, and the date 1878 below. Miss Liberty is wearing a cap inscribed LIBERTY in incuse letters. There are 13' stars at the border arranged seven left and six right. Reverse with the inscription GOLOID 1-G. / 24-S / .9 FINE 1258 GRS within a: circle of 38 stars.; The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is at the' border above, and the denomination ONE DOLLAR below. Goloid metal, reeded edge.
J-1558 (A-W 1565). Goloid dollar. Design as preceding. Silver, reeded edge.
J-1559 (A-W 1566). Goloid dollar. Design as preceding. Copper, reeded edge.
J-1560, Goloid dollar. Obverse as preceding. Reverse with the inscription GOLOID/1 GOLD / 24 SILVER /.9 FINE / 258 GRS within a circle of laurel leaves and berries. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is at the border above and the denomination ONE DOLLAR below. Goloid alloy, reeded edge.
J-1561 (A-W 1567). Goloid dollar. Design as preceding. Silver, reeded edge. Evidently the existence of this variety remains to be confirmed.

J-1562 (A-W 1568). Goloid dollar. Design as preceding. Copper, reeded edge.
J-1563 (A-W 1570). Goloid Metric dollar. Obverse as preceding. Reverse with the inscription GOLOID /METRIC / J-G. / 16.1-S./ 1.9-C / GRAMS 14.25 within a circle of 38 stars. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is at the border above, and the denomination expressed as 100 CENTS below. Goloid metric alloy, reeded edge.
J-1564 (A-W 1569). Goloid metric dollar. Design as preceding. Silver, reeded edge.
J-1565 (A-W 1571). Standard dollar. Obverse similar to the adopted Morgan dollar type. Reverse:
The standing eagle reverse used to strike J-1554. This is a muling having the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on both sides. Copper, reeded edge.

1879 Patterns

Background: The Mint produced pattern dollars in goloid metal in 1879 similar to those made during the preceding year. Pieces struck in metric alloy were intended to contain 89.58% silver, 0.42% gold, and 10.00% copper. It was reasoned that the addition of this small amount of gold would enable the Mint to reduce the weight of the dollar from its statutory level of 412.5 grains to 385.8 grains (equal to precisely 25 grams), yet still maintain the same intrinsic value. The various 1879-dated goloid and metric dollar dies were engraved by George and William Barber.

Charles E. Barber's "Washlady" design and George T. Morgan's "Schoolgirl" motif appeared on pattern dollars coined during the year.

J-1603 (A-W 1590) Standard dollar. Obverse:
Charles Barber's "Washlady" motif. Head of Liberty facing left with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST above and the date 1879 below. Miss Liberty is wearing a hair band inscribed LIBERTY. The hair band is ornamented with ears of wheat and cotton leaves and bolls. There are 13 stars at the border arranged seven left and six right. Reverse with an eagle having spread wings holding an olive branch in its right talon, and three long slender arrows in its left. The arrows extend behind the eagle's left wing. Above is the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. Below is the de-nomination ONE DOLLAR. Silver, reeded edge.

J-1604 (A-W 1591). Standard dollar. Design as preceding. Copper, reeded edge.
J-1605 (A-W 1595).Standard dollar. Obverse with head of Liberty facing left. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST is above and the date 1879 is below. There are 13 stars at the border arranged seven left and six right. The Liberty Head motif is similar to Charles Barber's "Washlady" design, except that the hair is arranged differently, being much shorter in the back. The hair ribbon terminates with two prominent forked tips behind her neck. Reverse features an eagle with spread wings holding an olive branch in its right talon, and three long slender arrows in its left. The arrows extend behind and beyond the eagle's left wing. Around the eagle is a laurel wreath tied at the base with a bow. Over the eagle's head is the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. At the border, above, is the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and below is the denomination ONE DOLLAR. Silver, reeded edge.

J-1606 (A-W 1596). Standard dollar. Design as preceding. Copper, reeded edge.
J-1607 (A-W 1597). Standard dollar. Design as preceding. White metal, reeded edge.

J-1608 (A-W 1592). Standard dollar. Obverse:
George T. Morgan's "Schoolgirl" design. Bust of Liberty facing left with the inscription * * E PLURIBUS * * * * * * * around, and the date 1879 below. Miss Liberty's hair is combed straight back and tied with a ribbon. A hair band crossing the top of Miss Liberty's head is inscribed LIBERTY. A string of pearls is around Liberty's neck. Reverse: A defiant eagle with body facing left standing on a wide scroll having the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. Behind the scroll is an olive branch and three arrows. At the border above is the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and below the denomination ONE DOLLAR. Silver, reeded edge.