Resolute Americana Continental Dollar Collection

Owner Comments:

Rarity, Low R7. I thought this was both an interesting and an attracitve coin. Its metallic composition is different from all the other brass Continental Dollars because it is both heavier as well as having a considerably higher copper composition of 89%. In Walter Breen's "Complete Encyclopedia," he refers to variety 1088 as a Newman 1-B in copper and possibly unique. In personal conversations I had with Joel Orosz, he considers this to be just another brass vairiety. During the initial stages of coining, he believes that virtually any panchet would have been used as a test copy. I find the color attractive since it allows for the design to really come through. It has an NGC AU "Detials" designation since a mount was removed that is not that noticeable. For its rarity and potential metallic differentiation, I thought it was a bargain at the price.