1878 P$2.50 Copper J-1567 RB

Coin / United States of America / P$2.50 / Patterns / 1878 / Philadelphia

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.