Owner Comments:
1869 1$ Seated Dollar
Judd-760, Pollock-848
Rarity R.7, PR65 RB
Ex: Simpson. .
Struck in copper with a reeded edge.
Obverse/Reverse: Regular die design as issue for the Seated Dollar.
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Comment:
These pieces were deliberately struck by the Mint for sale to collectors as part of off-metal sets. Fewer than a half dozen are known today.
This GEM is the finest graded in any designation at either service.
About three or four Judd-763 examples are known, per USPatterns.com. Rather than dies trials, these were struck for sale to collectors.
Red and Brown surfaces reveal iridescent shades of magenta, peach-orange, cobalt-blue, and mint-green when rotated. A striking example and rare in this metal.
Provenance/Appearances:
From Heritage May 2023 CSNS Signature® Auction / Lot #4954
Ex: Important Selections from the Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part I (Heritage, 9/2020), /Lot #10239;
Stacks Jan 1994 / Lot #520