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J-1080 10C Liberty Princess Seated Left. 10 CENT Rev w/ STANDARD

Owner Comments:

1871 10C Standard Silver
Judd-1080, Pollock-1216
Rarity: High R.6, PR65 Cameo

Struck in silver with a reeded edge

Obverse: Longacre's Indian Princess design, where Miss Liberty is seated facing left and wearing an Indian Headdress holding the liberty pole in her right hand and her left hand rest on a Globe with Liberty inscribed. The are 2 flag poles behind. There are 13 stars around the rim.

Reverse: Standard silver reverse with the denomination 10 / CENTS (CENTS is in an up-curving arc) surrounded by a wreath of corn and cotton, with STANDARD in tiny letters at the upper rim.

Comment:
According to USPatterns.com this is the most frequently encountered of the four Longacre designs from 1871. Examples were also struck in copper and aluminum. Interesting to note that the reverse die is too small for the obverse, with the result that the rim is unnaturally large and pronounced, a situation caused mis-mating of dies. The reverse was originally intended for use with Standard Silver obverses of 1869 and 1870 and these were of significantly smaller diameter.

This is a bright, untoned piece with deeply mirrored fields on each side. A few tiny planchet flakes and flecks of carbon are noted over the obverse.

Provenance/ Appearance:
Heritage Nov. 2016 New York /Lot 5676 ; Prior from Jones Beach Collection, Heritage Jan 2007 Fun /Lot 1466 as NGC PF65