Owner Comments:
1836 PG$1 Gold Dollar
Judd-70 Gilt, Pollock-73
Rarity: Low R.7, PR64, CAC Endorsed
Ex: Simpson.
Struck in copper with a plain edge, and gilt
Obverse: The obverse displays a Liberty cap surrounded by a glory of rays with LIBERTY on the band, a motif reminiscent of the various Mexican silver coins of one to eight reales and fractions thereof that appeared in 1824.
Reverse: The reverse shows 1 and D. on two lines enclosed by a graceful palm frond, with the date below and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the rim..
Comment: The copper pieces are believed to be restrikes and only a dozen or so are known. This is a bright yellow-gold example that resembles a gold striking, just lacking the depth of mirroring one would see on a proof gold coin.
Dies by Christian Gobrecht, who interrupted his work on the second obverse of the silver dollar to complete these dies. Pieces were struck before March 14, 1836, as a letter of that date from the Mint Director to the Secretary of the Treasury enclosed a specimen in gold. The obverse design with Liberty cap surrounded by rays was directly copied from the series of silver coins struck by the Mexican Republic starting in 1823. Gobrecht had used the same design a few months before on his mint medals dated Feb. 22 and March 23, 1836 for the first steam coinage at Philadelphia (Qulian MT-20,21). Nearly the same designs (obverse and reverse) were used again in 1850 on a silver trime pattern (J-125), with the date moved to the obverse
Provenance/Appearances:
Ex: Bob Simpson, Heritage May 2022 CSNS/ Lot #3628; ; Prior
- Paramount Apr 1981 (Sutherland Collection) /Lot #2;
- Bowers & Merena Feb 1987 / Lot 2267
Video Link by Heritage on J-70 Not my specific coin but similar